
The Howdills of Hanover Square
Featured, Social HistoryDuncan McCargo has been researching the lives of The Howdill family, who lived on Hanover Square in Leeds from 1907 to 1993. The twist: they lived in the house he now lives in!

Frank Kidson and the Sounds of Our City
Collections, Social HistorySounds of Our City, the wonderful, shiny new exhibition has just opened at Abbey House Museum, looking at music over the centuries in Leeds.

Record Shops in Leeds
Collections, Engagement, Social History, Work experienceDiscover the impressive history of record shops throughout Leeds.

Leeds Festival and its Posh Predecessor
Collections, Social HistoryAhead of the upcoming Music exhibition in 2020, Ellie Parmenter has uncovered an early predecessor to the Leeds Festival we know today.

Who Should Write our Object Labels?
Collections, Educational partnerships, Projects & Partnerships, Social HistoryWith over 1.3 million objects, we've been exploring the different ways that our audiences interpret them.

The Forgotten Street Traders of Georgian and Victorian Britain
Collections, Social HistoryStreet vendors were an inherent aspect of Victorian Britain, but often forgotten...