OTD 1907: death of great Leeds violinist George Haddock age 84. Heās an important part of the #violinwww.eventbrite.co.uk/e/red-violin...www.redviolin.co.uk/red-violin-m...
About to lead a tour for a party of four. Birthday treat for one of them. We'll be exploring the area of Leeds depicted here by the Giles brothers in 1815, the early days of industrialisation. So many changes since then, but we'll still be able to work out where we are when we look at this map.
I really really love the brutalist buildings our campus at University of #Leeds#linoprint#UKart#art#brutalism
Still Labor Day in US -- actually it's still Labor Day in London. So time to read this little reminder of what it is really all about: frdhfirstroughdraftofhistory.substack.com/p/labor-day-...
Through the miracle of the internet and the New York Timesā willingness to put its archives online, every Labor Day I re-read this article, published exactly 44 years ago today:
OTD 1853 opening of St Georgeās Hall, Bradford. Leeds, hearing of plans for their neighbours' hall, was stung into building an even grander hall for the town that could ājustly be considered the capital of the NE of Englandā ā John Marshall, flax spinning entrepreneur, 1826. @thevicsoc.bsky.social
Comeuppance for a nasty piece of work - the proposal & the man. The most unacceptable kind of alliance between political & commercial power. š Republicans standing up for nature. Examine other ruthless characters & their misdeeds? Consider which party is more likely to protect the planet? š š š
Ironically named Great Outdoors Initiative that would pave over acres of state parks sent steadfast allies over the edge
OTD 1853 opening of St Georgeās Hall, Bradford. Leeds, hearing of plans for their neighbours' hall, was stung into building an even grander hall for the town that could ājustly be considered the capital of the NE of Englandā ā John Marshall, flax spinning entrepreneur, 1826. @thevicsoc.bsky.social
Great to hear @DanNeidle say on @BBCPM that #LandTax is a good tax - fair, practical (though not without difficulties), effective. Though he acknowledges that it's politically tricky.
For #heritageopendayswww.sunkenstudio.co.uk/courses/heri...
Rebecca Catterall is the founder of Sunken Studio. Rachael Unsworth is an urban geographer and Leeds tour guide. Join them in conversation as they explore the place of clay in Leeds for this yearās ...