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An hours photography down at Clarence Dock or Leeds Dock as its now known. Looking for shapes, shadows and any thing else that took my fancy through the camera
A moonlit view of the British city of Leeds. Taken from the suburb of Bramley.
1st October 2020
La ville britannique de Leeds sous la lune. Vu depuis le quartier de Bramley.
1er octobre 2020
DB Maritime Blue Class 66 No.66148 & Royal Skip 67005 Queens Messenger both working in multiple, are seen approaching an overcast Leeds Station on the 12th of February 2022, working the 15:23 5Z80 ECS move from Neville Hill T&RSMD to Leeds, which went on to make up the return leg of the Powerful Pennine Panorama Railtour, Organised by UK Railtours.
The return leg was routed back to London via Wakefield Westgate, Swinton, Chesterfield and Toton where the blue Class 66 would be removed, before the tour carried on to London via the MML to Leicester then across to Nuneaton, before descending the WCML to London Euston.
Doing its best to ruin the shot, Northern DMU No.195196 is seen leaving Leeds Station working the 13:32 1B30 service from Blackpool North to York.
Leeds tram no 345 leads a line up as they await their next turn of duty at Crich , National Tramway Museum
The interior of the impressive Leeds Corn Exchange, designed by Architect, Cuthbert Brodrick, who also designed the magnificent Leeds Town Hall...
An hours photography down at Clarence Dock or Leeds Dock as its now known. Looking for shapes, shadows and any thing else that took my fancy through the camera
An hours photography down at Clarence Dock or Leeds Dock as its now known. Looking for shapes, shadows and any thing else that took my fancy through the camera
This sculpture shows a man pushing a large silver sphere.
I particularly liked this angle where he is looking at his reflection.
195121 on 1b32 1418 Blackpool North - York Northern Service passes 150205 on 2n17 1648 Leeds - Sheffield Northern Service,photographed at Leeds on 20/09/2020
Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds.
A castle has existed on the site since 1119, the first being a simple stone stronghold constructed by Robert de Crevecoeur which served as a military post in the time of Norman intrusions into England. In the 13th century it came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a favourite residence; in the 16th century, Henry VIII used it as a dwelling for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
The present castle dates mostly from the 19th century. It has been open to the public since 1976.
From 857 the site was owned by a Saxon chief called Led or Leed who built a wooden structure on two islands in the middle of the River Len.[1] In 1119 Robert de Crevecoeur rebuilt it in stone as a Norman stronghold and Leeds Castle descended through the de Crevecoeur family until the 1260s.[2] What form this Norman stronghold took is uncertain because it was rebuilt and transformed in the following centuries. Adrian Pettifer speculates that it may have been a motte and bailey.[3]
In 1278, the castle was bought by King Edward I's Queen, Eleanor of Castile. As a favoured residence of Edward's, it saw considerable investment. The king enhanced its defences, and it was probably Edward who created the lake that surrounds the castle. A barbican spanning three islands was also built and a gloriette with apartments for the king and queen was added.[4] In the Late Middle Ages, the growth of the royal household meant fewer residences could accommodate the monarchy when they visited. As a result, expenditure on royal residences in south east England generally decreased except for the Tower of London and Windsor Castle. The activity at Leeds Castle during the reign of Edward I was a notable exception to this pattern.[5]
The castle was captured on 31 October 1321 by the forces of Edward II from Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere, wife of the castle's constable, Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, who had left her in charge during his absence. The King had besieged Leeds after she had refused Edward's consort Isabella of France admittance in her husband's absence; when the latter sought to force an entry, Lady Badlesmere instructed her archers to fire upon Isabella and her party, six of whom were killed.[6] Lady Badlesmere was kept prisoner in the Tower of London until November 1322.[7] After Edward II died in 1327 his widow took over Leeds Castle as her primary residence.[8]
Richard II's first wife, Anne of Bohemia, spent the winter of 1381 at the castle on her way to be married to the king. In 1395, Richard received the French chronicler Jean Froissart there, as described in Froissart's Chronicles.
Henry VIII transformed the castle in 1519 for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. A painting commemorating his meeting with Francis I of France still hangs there. The glazier Galyon Hone reworked and restored the chapel windows in 1536.[9]
In 1552 Leeds Castle was granted to Sir Anthony St Leger (d.1559)[2] of Ulcombe, Kent, whose grandfather Ralph I St Leger (d.1470), of Ulcombe, Sheriff of Kent in 1467/8, had been Constable of Leeds Castle.
17th and 18th centuries
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Early morning sunrise in the Headingley district of the British city of Leeds
5 April 2021
Le soleil se lève tôt le matin dans le quartier de Headingley à la ville britannique de Leeds.
5 avril 2021
First Leeds, Volvo B7LA / Wright Streetcar YJ07 LVU ( 19026 )
Inside Hunslet Depot during preparation for its annual test.
An unknown Virgin east Coast Service catches the setting sun as it enters Leeds station on a cold December afternoon
Leeds County Arcade, part of the complex which included the Empire Theatre and designed by Frank Matcham. The theatre has gone, but the surrounding arcades are now grade 2* listed, and very chic rebranded as the Victoria Quarter.
City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England - County Arcade, Victoria Quarter, Leeds
July 2022
Not the most welcoming view of the city for the passengers on this Virgin service from London.
On the approach to Leeds Station threading its way across Whitehall Junction, Class 91 which I believe is 91130 Lord Mayor of Newcastle (deduced only from the size and style of the nameplate), passes the now derelict site of the former Doncaster Monkbridge Engineering works.
The works were originally known as the Monk Bridge Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. and once owned by James Kitson to supply local iron for his locomotive manufacturing business. The site was in use until closure in 2005, with a location close to the city centre is now ripe for development.
The working is 1D12 11:35 London Kings Cross to Leeds.
Saturday 17th February 2018
An hours photography down at Clarence Dock or Leeds Dock as its now known. Looking for shapes, shadows and any thing else that took my fancy through the camera
A John Feild slide in my collection with a processing date of December 1983, Class 25 25042 is steaming away in the depths of Leeds Station.
Thanks to Mr C below we think this is probably the 16.00 service to Carlisle on the 28th of October 1983.
25042 was new to Toton as D5192 in May 1963 and the last vacuum braked 25 in service. Not withdrawn until May 1986 I think she was allocated to Crewe at this time which is where the loco was stored before moving to Vic Berrys for scrapping in 1987.