Sweet dreams as museum displays allsorts of classic confectionery
Abbey House Museum News, NewsA collection of classic confectionery has added a timeless touch of sweetness to a new exhibition in Leeds.
Brand new exhibition will lift the lid on history’s rogue traders
Abbey House Museum News, NewsSuspect sales tactics employed by crafty companies through history will be exposed in a new exhibition exploring the evolution of advertising.
Football Works
Abbey House Museum, Featured, Industrial History, Social HistoryCurator Lucy Moore examines one leaflet from our social history collection and reveals a little known corner of Leeds’ sporting past.
Sporting chance to relive city’s Olympic glory days
Abbey House Museum, Abbey House Museum News, NewsGenerations of the city’s sporting heroes are being celebrated in a new exhibition looking at the history of competition, games and play in Leeds.
Things can only get batter as vintage Leeds chippy stars in new exhibition
Abbey House Museum News, NewsOne of the city’s very first chippies is among the fascinating tales featured in a new exhibition exploring the people and places that helped forge a Leeds community.
Hardisty’s Fisheries became one of the earliest places for locals to…
Skating in Edwardian Leeds
Abbey House Museum, Featured, Leeds City Museum, Projects & Partnerships, Social HistoryIn 1909, there were 5 skating rinks in Leeds. Using historic maps, Catherine Robins has found out exactly where they were and what became of the buildings after they closed.