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Curator Sarah Burhouse with a magnificent mounted emperor penguin, believed to have been collected during an Antarctic expedition, which was among the specimens being cared for. The penguin, which has only recently gone back on display at the centre, has been cleaned and checked for any of the pests which can cause damage to taxidermy if left unchecked.

Councillor Jess Lennox, Leeds City Council’s executive member for housing, gives a speech at the Leonora House event.

An information board at the new building which tells Leonora Cohen's story.

Interior of Leonora House.

Exterior of Leonora House. The new building stands on Railway Street, close to Quarry House and Leeds city centre.

Councillor Jess Lennox, Leeds City Council’s executive member for housing, and 54North Homes chair Steve Secker at the Leonora House ceremony.

Councillor Jess Lennox, Leeds City Council’s executive member for housing, at this year's UK Housing Awards ceremony.

An aerial image (from November 2023) of Middleton's Gascoigne House with some of the family homes and accessible bungalows that form part of the wider redevelopment of the site.