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An inhabitant of Leeds is locally known as a Loiner, possibly derived from Loidis. Leeds City Council maintains "a photographic archive of Leeds" using the title "Leodis", [5] thought to be an Old English or Celtic form of the name. [6]
The City of Leeds is the local government district covering Leeds, and the local authority is Leeds City Council. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the district's wards . Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May.
Leeds is known for its culture in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. As the largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a centre of Yorkshire's contemporary culture and is the base for Yorkshire's television (BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) [1] and regional newspapers.
Mitchell was born in Manchester in 1943. [1]In 1979 Impressions Gallery showed his work A New Refutation of the Viking 4 Space Mission, the pictures showed the traditional urban landscape presented on a background of space charts, the concept being that an alien has landed from Mars and is wandering around Leeds with a degree of surprise and puzzle. [2]
This is a list of public art in Leeds, including statues and other memorials. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and as such does not include, for example, works in museums.
Leeds Museums & Galleries began life as the museum of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, which opened in 1821. In 1921, the collection was purchased by Leeds Corporation, to continue as a municipal museum (Leeds City Museum). [7] In 1928, Abbey House Museum was purchased by the Leeds Corporation, as place to display social history.
Leeds is a city recognised for its cultural offering in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. [1] In 2015, after a fourteen-month consultation and a public vote, Leeds City Council (LCC) approved the creation of a bid for the city to the UK's nomination for European Capital of Culture in 2023. [2]
Three stars taken from the coat of arms of Sir Thomas Danby who was the first Mayor of Leeds. The golden fleece, a sign of the wool stapler, symbolises the wool industry in the city. Three owls taken from the coat of arms of Sir John Savile who was the first Alderman of Leeds. The closed steel helmet is used by civic authorities.