The following talks are to be held in Leeds Central Library and hopefully some of you will be able to attend and enjoy
8th July – Alun Pugh, Leeds Tour Guide & Chairman of the Friends of BSTC – “Beckett Street Cemetery: the oldest public cemetery in England. The story of Victorian Leeds told through the people who are buried there- an illustrated talk.”
5th August – Nicola Pullan, Leeds City Museum – “Buying up the Empire – globalised shopping in Victorian Leeds”
9th September – David Thornton, Thoresby Society – “Edward Baines, Leeds Mercury editor and Leeds MP – ‘the Great Liar of the North’”
7th October – Shirley Jones, Head of Conservation, WYAS- “Conservation of the Leeds Tithe Maps”
All talks are free and take place in the 3rd floor Meeting Room, Leeds Central Library, between 1.00pm and 2.00pm.
No booking required, but places are limited.
Tel: 0113 2478290