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Collage of five historical images on a background of Leeds history publications. Four portrait photographs and engravings of individuals are arranged around a colour photograph showing the unveiling of a blue plaque mounted on a stone wall. Partial book titles in the background include “Links with Bygone Leeds” and “History of Leeds”.
Leeds Libraries
Thu 21 Jan 2027
The Thoresby Society Members Evening
Talk
Heritage

Haunted Hero: The World of W. F. Harvey, presented by Ross Horsley
Leeds-born author William Fryer Harvey lived through events more terrifying than any of his horror stories. This talk gives a short overview of his extraordinary life and an introduction to his weird fiction.

A Brief History of the Histories of Leeds presented by Antony Ramm
As important as what happened in Leeds’ past is the story of who told those histories – and how, and why. In this short talk, librarian Antony Ramm offers a brief overview of ‘the history of the histories of Leeds’ – the key texts, and the personalities who wrote them.

18 Commercial Street
Leeds
LS1 6AL
United Kingdom

53.797456, -1.544537

    Date
    Thu 21 Jan 2027
    18:00 - 19:00

    Ticket price

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