Frances Brody – now Dr. Frances Brody - and Chris Nickson are perhaps the two leading historical crime novelists in Leeds. Between them, they evoke periods from the 1730s to the 1960s, and bring them to life with sharp details and characterisations. Frances has detective Kate Shackleton, whose work takes her all across Yorkshire, and […]

"...it's the pictures that got small..." Please note that due to licensing restrictions, you must be a member of the Leeds Library to attend this screening, and we are not able to advertise details of the film publicly beforehand. Join fellow Members of the Library for an afternoon in front of the silver screen. The […]

Have you ever walked past The Leeds Library and wanted to find out more about our beautiful building and its collection? …then book a free tour! The Leeds Library is the oldest-surviving members’ subscription library in the UK. Founded in 1768, the Library moved to its current purpose-built premises on Commercial Street in 1808, and […]

From the Victorian lady seen in the bar of the City Varieties Music Hall to Mary Bateman, the ‘Yorkshire Witch’ and notorious poisoner who was hanged at York, to the mysterious Beast of Butts Court, this walk around the centre of Leeds takes you through the arcades and alleyways of a city where the past […]

From the Victorian lady seen in the bar of the City Varieties Music Hall to Mary Bateman, the ‘Yorkshire Witch’ and notorious poisoner who was hanged at York, to the mysterious Beast of Butts Court, this walk around the centre of Leeds takes you through the arcades and alleyways of a city where the past […]

Have you ever walked past The Leeds Library and wanted to find out more about our beautiful building and its collection? …then book a free tour! The Leeds Library is the oldest-surviving members’ subscription library in the UK. Founded in 1768, the Library moved to its current purpose-built premises on Commercial Street in 1808, and […]

From the Victorian lady seen in the bar of the City Varieties Music Hall to Mary Bateman, the ‘Yorkshire Witch’ and notorious poisoner who was hanged at York, to the mysterious Beast of Butts Court, this walk around the centre of Leeds takes you through the arcades and alleyways of a city where the past […]