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| The East Side of Briggate, Leeds. (Z) |
| Leeds is a city in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the north of England, with a population of about three quarters of a million (2009). Originally an agricultural market town, the city's population expanded rapidly during the industrial revolution. Leeds lies on the River Aire, in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. |
| The Headrow in the 1930s. |
| The Lower Lake in Roundhay Park. |
| Boar Lane. (Z) |
| Did You Know.......that the actor, playwright and author Alan Bennett was born in Armley, Leeds, in 1934 ? |
| And Did You Know.......that the novelist Keith Waterhouse was also born in Leeds, in 1929 ? |
| City Square - an early 20th Century postcard. |
| And Did You Also Know.......that Jimmy Savile, DJ, actor and media personality, was born in Leeds, in 1926 ? |
| Another old postcard of Briggate. |
| A 1905 postcard of City Square. |
| The lake in Roundhay Park. |
| This postcard of the Town Hall was mailed in 1924. |
| The Post Office |
| Another postcard of City Square. (Z) |
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