Leeds City Walking Tours #17: The City’s Future After the Pandemic – Part 3
Wed 1st Jul '20, 2:00pm
Resident geographer Rachael Unsworth looks ahead to how we might transform our city after coronavirus.
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Leeds City Walking Tours #16: The City’s Future After the Pandemic – Part 2
Tue 30th Jun '20, 12:00pm
Resident geographer Rachael Unsworth looks ahead to how we might transform our city in the years to come.
Leeds City Walking Tours #15: The City’s Future After the Pandemic – Part 1
Mon 29th Jun '20, 12:00pm
Resident geographer Rachael Unsworth begins to explore what we might strive to create next in our city following the coronavirus pandemic.
Leeds City Walking Tours #14: Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society – Part 2
Wed 24th Jun '20, 11:00am
Rachael Unsworth charts the evolution of the Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society.
Leeds City Walking Tours #13: Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society – Part 1
Tue 23rd Jun '20, 11:00am
Rachael Unsworth charts the origins and evolution of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society.
Leeds City Walking Tours #12: The making of the East End of Leeds Part 2 – Across the Beck to Quarry Hill and The Bank
Mon 15th Jun '20, 11:00am
Why did problems arise in the areas of housing developed on the fields beyond the medieval streets?
Leeds City Walking Tours #11: The Making of the East End of Leeds Part 1 – The Medieval Town Overflows
Tue 9th Jun '20, 11:00am
What was housing like in the old town of Leeds as it started to expand in the late 18th century?
Leeds City Walking Tours #10: The Life and Works of John Smeaton
Mon 8th Jun '20, 11:00am
In celebration of his birthday, Rachael Unsworth takes us on a tour of the remarkable life and accomplishments of East Leeds civil engineer John Smeaton.
Leeds City Walking Tours #9: Stories of Methodism in Leeds
Fri 29th May '20, 12:00pm
ELFM resident geographer Rachael Unsworth explores how Methodism came to Leeds and changed the city, including the creation of ELFM's own home, the Seacroft Methodist Chapel.
Leeds City Walking Tours #8: Leeds Town Hall
Tue 26th May '20, 12:00pm
The splendid Leeds Town Hall and the creative contributions by Cuthbert Broderick, Catherine Mawer and others who shaped it, presented by ELFM resident geographer Rachael Unsworth.
Leeds City Walking Tours #7: Spirits of Innovation
Thu 21st May '20, 12:00pm
Stories of some of the key figures that help establish Leeds as a hub of industrialism.
Leeds City Walking Tours #6: Leeds Cradle of Innovation
Wed 20th May '20, 12:00pm
ELFM resident geographer Rachael Unsworth takes us on a tour of the enchanting book "Leeds Cradle of Innovation."
Leeds City Walking Tours #5: The 250th Anniversary of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Tue 19th May '20, 12:00pm
Rachael Unsworth takes us on a sound rich walking tour of Leeds' bridges and evokes the history of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Leeds City Walking Tours #4: The Dark Arches
Wed 13th May '20, 12:00pm
Rachael takes us to the cavernous realm beneath Leeds Train Station and along the River Aire.
Leeds City Walking Tours #3: Leeds City Square
Tue 12th May '20, 12:00pm
Host Rachael Unsworth guides us through Leeds City Square featuring the Black Prince sculpture and other landmarks.
Leeds City Walking Tours #2: White Cloth Hall and The Corn Exchange
Mon 11th May '20, 12:00pm
We go on a walking tour through some key locales in Leeds' commercial history, including the original White Cloth Hall from 1711 and the Corn Exchange.
Leeds City Walking Tours #1: Briggate
Tue 5th May '20, 12:00pm
Host Rachael Unsworth explores Leeds City Centre, including Briggate during the height of the coronavirus lockdown in May 2020.