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This week on the blog we hear from guest author Struan Yallup, who brings us the tale of how a tragic accident shines a light on remarriage in Victorian Leeds – and on why you were born. This story isn’t actually about a cat. The story only happened because of a cat. This story is...

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This week we hear from guest writer, Jacqui Taylor, who has been researching Harewood House. Harewood House is an 18th century Georgian country house well known for its Chippendale furniture, extensive art collection, and beautiful landscaped gardens. It is located seven miles north of Leeds city centre, adjacent to the village of Harewood. While compiling...

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What tells your story of Leeds? We’re inviting people and communities to donate or loan items from their own lives and archives — photographs, documents, diaries, or keepsakes, anything that captures life in Leeds. From everyday memories to moments of change, from across Leeds and across generations, these personal pieces help show how the city...

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