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25 Nov 2024
A winter’s tail sees peer’s painted pooch return home
She was a pampered pooch so beloved by her aristocratic master, he immortalised her in a stunning pet portrait by one of the nation’s most renowned artists.
Now, more than 250 years after she was captured on canvas, Phillis the English pointer has taken up a perfect new cosy spot at Temple Newsam House as winter sets in.
13 Nov 2024
Mural tribute planned for city’s unsung sports stars
A record-breaking local swimmer and a legendary Leeds Paralympian are among the city’s unsung sporting heroes set to be honoured in series of eye-catching new murals.
Doris Storey, who smashed the record for the 220yds breaststroke in 1938, and Kadeena Cox, who has brought home a remarkable string of Paralympic gold medals in sprinting and cycling, have been chosen by a panel of volunteers to be commemorated in the exciting new arts project.
06 Nov 2024
Gallery exhibitions put Leeds in the frame
Two artists – each with their own Leeds connection - will have their ground-breaking works displayed at the city’s art gallery this week.
November will see Leeds Art Gallery launch Stuart Croft: Eternal Return and Silent Echoes Spoken Truths: Curtis Holder, with the exhibitions opening jointly on November 8.
04 Nov 2024
Intricate model sheds a little light on iconic Smeaton designs
An impressive, brick-by-brick recreation of John Smeaton’s famous Eddystone Lighthouse has gone on display in Leeds alongside the 230-year-old designs which inspired it.
Civil Engineer and railway enthusiast Mark Calvert designed the model and then printed each part on a 3D printer, after an illuminating study into the famed Leeds-born engineer’s original masterwork.
21 Oct 2024
Train scan gives inside track on marvellous museum model’s secrets
High-tech 3D scans have revealed the intricate inner workings of the world’s oldest model locomotive for the first time in more than 200 years.
Leeds Industrial Museum’s incredible miniature recreation of a pioneering early steam locomotive recently underwent a detailed CT X-Ray survey using sophisticated equipment at the University of Leeds.
09 Oct 2024
Group scoops top award for building on Smeaton’s legacy
A group of young history lovers, who followed in the footsteps of famed Leeds-born engineer John Smeaton, have scooped a top award.
Known as The Young Smeatonians, they brought past and present together, exploring how the work of pioneering engineers like Smeaton influenced the designs of modern toys like Lego and Meccano.
07 Oct 2024
Curators taken to tusk as mammoth clean-up gets underway
A gigantic mammoth tusk unearthed from a Yorkshire coal mine has been carefully conserved during one of the city’s most unusual clean-up jobs.
The prehistoric appendage was discovered in the former open cast site near Temple Newsam in the late 1960s, more than 38,000 years after the extinct, ice age behemoth it once belonged to died.
23 Sep 2024
City’s station excavation finds are the rail thing
Historic relics from Leeds’s very first railway station have helped rediscover the city’s fascinating track record after being unearthed during an archaeological dig.
The remains of the former Marsh Lane station, which opened exactly 190 years ago this week, were revealed during a recently completed excavation carried out in the city centre.
20 Sep 2024
Museum tunes up as twin city maestros prepare to Czech in
One of the world’s most unique performance spaces will welcome two pianists from Leeds’s twin city for a special performance this weekend.
The spectacular Pianodrome at Leeds City Museum will play host to pianists from Brno, in the Czech Republic this Sunday, September 22 as part of the Leeds International Piano Competition.
The magnificent Pianodrome, the world’s first amphitheatre of its kind made entirely from up-cycled pianos, was visited this week by expert piano tuner John Tordoff, who was at the museum to ensure the Pianodrome was on song ahead of the concert.
21 Aug 2024
Museums making history count with major economic boost for Leeds
Council-run museums and galleries in Leeds have generated a staggering £41.7m for the local economy in the last year, a new report has revealed.
Compiled by Leeds Museums and Galleries, the impressive economic impact report shows the popular visitor attractions have also given a big boost to local jobs as well as supporting businesses and schools.
12 Aug 2024
A stitch in time sees family reunited with Suffragette’s precious wedding dress
Three generations inspired by the story of their Suffragette ancestor have been reunited with the stunning wedding dress she wore more than a century ago.
The descendants of Leeds schoolmistress Lily Cathcart travelled to the Leeds Discovery Centre, where they viewed their precious family heirloom, donated to the museum by Lily’s daughters Bessie, Jean and Isabel in the early 1970s.
31 Jul 2024
Brew with a view as Temple Newsam spills the tea on life below stairs
High tea with a difference was served up by staff up at Temple Newsam House this week as the historic mansion prepares to lift the lid on centuries of secrets below stairs.
Members of the house team donned 19th century costumes and took to the rooftop to take tea in style, surrounded by breath-taking views of the sprawling estate.
They were launching a new programme of summer events, giving visitors a taste of what life was like for the generations of servants who lived and worked at Temple Newsam over hundreds of years.