
WW1 Leeds – a timeline
(OLD) First World War, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social History, (OLD) WarStephanie Webb reveals key moments in Leeds' First World War history.

The Leeds tailors who dressed the 1966 England football team
(OLD) Collections, (OLD) Costume and Textiles, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Oral History, (OLD) Social HistoryBurtons were paid a royal visit in 1966, and made the suits for the winning football team of 1966.

Gertrude Bray ‘The Home Specialist’
(OLD) 20th century, (OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Archive, (OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) VolunteeringGertrude Bray was a female builder in Leeds in the early 1900s.

Waddingtons Cluedo and how ‘The Great Detective Game’ was made in Leeds.
(OLD) 20th century, (OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Crime, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social History, (OLD) Toys and GamesThe Waddington's Factory in Leeds made family favourite board games Cluedo and Monopoly.

Leeds Local Elections
(OLD) 19th century, (OLD) 20th century, (OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social HistoryFind out how the newly formed Labour Party increased in popularity across Leeds in the early 1900s.

Treasures of the Leeds Industrial Museum Store
(OLD) Armley Mills, (OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Local HistoryWe investigate the stories behind the treasures in the store at Leeds Industrial Museum.