Leeds Blue Plaques

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It was awarded its Royal City Charter by King Charles 1st in 1626 and expanded in the 17th and 18th centuries by becoming a major production and trading centre (mainly with wool).

British scientist (1862–1942)

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer

central bank of the United Kingdom

Scottish author (1812-1904)

British writer (1670-1729)

university in Leeds, United Kingdom

major political party in the United Kingdom from 1859 to 1988

historically, the main residence of the lord of the manor

French artist and cinematographer, pioneer of cinema

English painter (1836-1893)

British mason, bricklayer and inventor (1778-1855)

British biochemist (1898-1961)

Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingley Stadium.

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British suffragist (1881–1973)

British physician and campaigner for women's rights (1845-1908)

British sculptor (1916-2002)

celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession

soldier (1878-1918)

English campaigner for socialism, the labour movement and women's suffrage.

British actress (1848-1880)

suffragette and magistrate

canal in Leeds, United Kingdom

heritage railway line in Leeds, England

English cricketer (1905-1943)

British politician (1909-1993)

university in Leeds, West Yorkshire

British philanthtopist (1924–2000)

School supported as charity

commercial bank located in England and Wales

brewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (closed 2011)

municipal building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

music hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

British politician (1875-1955)

medical school at the University of Leeds

theatre in Leeds, England