
A History of Leeds
W. R. Mitchell(Author)
Phillimore & Co Ltd (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 6. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-86077-130-9 (ISBN)
Description
One of the fastest growing cities in Europe, Leeds has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a hamlet of thatched buildings at a crossing point of the River Aire. The Cistercians of Kirkstall helped its growth; then the market town of Tudor times became, in succession, the world capital of the woollen cloth industry, the home of Victorian 'high-tech' industry and, more recently, a major financial centre. This book tells the story of the people of Leeds and its transformations over the past millennium, in an entertaining and enthusiastic style.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
660 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86077-130-9 (9781860771309)
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Person
The late W.R. MITCHELL MBE D.Litt, was an authority on his native Yorkshire whose history and topography he studied for over fifty years. Born in Skipton, he began a career in journalism with the Craven Herald & Pioneer in 1943 and was invited in 1948 by Harry Scott, founder of The Dalesman, to join him on the magazine, which he subsequently edited for many years until he retired in 1988. He was the author of well over a hundred books about Yorkshire and the Lake District, including the bestseller The Story of the Yorkshire Dales.