Memory Lane Leeds: v. 1 - Hardcover

Yorkshire Evening Post

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185983048X ISBN 13: 9781859830482

Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This is a new paperback version for 2011. Following the highly successful first volume, it features even more nostalgic photos and memories from the archives of the "Yorkshire Evening Post". There is no more faithful recorder of events which, year in year out, make up the daily life of a great city, than is the local daily newspaper. So there was no better place to begin the stroll down this Memory Lane of Leeds than in the Yorkshire Post Newspapers Library and the Photographic Department, from where most of our pictures were obtained. Others are credited in the text. We think they will jog older minds, intrigue those not so old, astonish and educate the younger end. Perhaps what has most surprised visitors to the city over the years is that Leeds is not packed, boundary to boundary, with dark, satanic mills and spoil heaps. Indeed, it has some fine buildings, a wealth of public parks and open spaces, is ahead of many provincial cities in the provision of outstanding centres of learning and finance and is exceptionally well-served by public transport. Leeds is a city that appeals to tourists, revellers, and of course when it comes to sports Leeds is a city to be reckoned with. The past three decades have seen Leeds grow in stature and importance as well as become a pleasant place to live, work and play.

About this title

Synopsis

A follow-up to Memory Lane Leeds 1, this contains a wealth of fascinating, rarely published images mainly taken from the archive of the Yorkshire Post and combines them with an informative text by local journalist Allen Rowley'

Edition details

• Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185983048X
• ISBN 13: 9781859830482
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Rowley A. G.