One of the fastest growing cities in Europe, Leeds has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a hamlet of thatched buildings at a crossing point of the River Aire. The Cistercians of Kirkstall helped its growth; then the market town of Tudor times became, in succession, the world capital of the woollen cloth industry, the home of Victorian ‘high-tech’ industry and, more recently, a major financial centre. This book tells the story of the people of Leeds and its transformations over the past millennium, in an entertaining and enthusiastic style.
- ISBN10 1860771300
- ISBN13 9781860771309
- Publish Date 6 October 2000
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The History Press Ltd
- Imprint Phillimore & Co Ltd
- Edition UK ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English
- URL http://thehistorypress.co.uk/products/A-History-of-Leeds.aspx