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The city's industrial growth was catalysed by the introduction of the Aire & Calder Navigation in 1699, Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1816 and the railways from 1834 onwards; the first being the Leeds and Selby Railway opened on 22 September 1834.
Leeds, [7] also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley , Garforth , Guiseley , Horsforth , Morley , Otley , Pudsey , Rothwell , Wetherby and Yeadon . [ 8 ]
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 City Museum, originally established in 1819, reopened in 2008 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... The history of Leeds from prehistory to the modern day.
Pages in category "History of Leeds" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. ... List of council high-rise apartment buildings in the City of Leeds;
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Leeds Town Hall, an example of Victorian architecture.It was built for Leeds Corporation between 1853 and 1858. The architecture of Leeds, a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, encompasses a wide range of architectural styles and notable buildings.
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, ... Fraser D. (ed.) (1980) A History of Modern Leeds, Manchester University Press, Manchester;