Directory of England

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• Armley Gaol - Information about judicial executions performed between 1864 and 1961 at the prison. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/armley.html

• Athena - A collection of indexes (with annotated references) to sources of information held in the collections of the Leeds Local Studies Library. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.leedslocalindex.net/

• Burmantofts Pottery - Brief history and details of an e-book about this factory. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.postmaster.co.uk/~jason31/51000/

• Hunslet Engine Company - A short history of the famous rail engine works, provided by Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/Hunslett.htm

• Leeds Chartists - An history of the movement in the city. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.chartists.net/Leeds-Chartists.htm

• Leeds Civic Trust - Aims to encourage development and public amenities which take pride in the present and future heritage of Leeds. Useful reports and events listed. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.leedscivictrust.org.uk/

• Leeds Community History Portal - A service offered by Leeds Library and Information Services to support and resource local and family historians; information, advice, details of library collections and holdings, and links. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.communityhistory.leedslearning.org/

• Leeds Local History Wiki - A community internet history project organised by the Local Studies Library (of Leeds Library and Information Service); includes information about resources, and articles by volunteer contributors. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://addyourlocalhistory.wetpaint.com/

• Leodis - On-line history of Leeds. About 50 accounts and sources collected by an amateur historian. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/keith.feeney/contents.html

• Leodis Database - Searchable photographic archive for Leeds, which can be restricted by locality, and by decade or year. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.leodis.org/

• Modern History Sourcebook - The Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786, against the use of machines in their industry. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1786machines.html

• Rent Strike - Accounts of the Leeds Rent Strikes of 1914 and 1934, and their contribution to the development of the British Tenants' Movement. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://freespace.virgin.net/labwise.history6/

• Secret Leeds - Dedicated to quirky, unusual or mysterious aspects of the built environment of the city past and present. Includes a forum. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.secretleeds.com/

• The Barnbow Lasses - An account of Britain’s premier shell factory between 1914 and 1918, their workforce, and the explosion in 1916 (to date the worst tragedy in terms of lives lost in the history of Leeds). (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/BarnbowLasses.htm

• The Battle of Winwaed - An account of a major battle fought on Penda's Fields or around Whinmoor, in 655 CE; with ramifications for the future development of England. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.winwaed.com/history/winwaed/winwaed.html

• The Leeds Pals - The 15th (Service) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment - An online memorial to one of the First World War 'Pals' Battalions'. Site aims to provide personal case-histories of named soldiers, photographs, local history and military documents. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.leeds-pals.com/

• The Urban Geography of Leeds - An account of the development and history of Leeds from the 18th century to the 20th. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.brixworth.demon.co.uk/leeds/index.htm