Leeds Archives

Photo North: a celebration of people and place

Posted by Rowan Twine | Mar 28, 2026 | Art, Arts

March was a good time to be a photography-lover in Leeds. The Photo North festival was back for...

They used to call this place Tatty Dock. That was the name Chris Bonner used, almost in passing,...

Posted by Desmond Bullen | Dec 7, 2025 | Art, Arts

So far as the arts are concerned, the working class are the exception, patronised by low...

Posted by Desmond Bullen | Sep 1, 2025 | Arts, Theatre

Unlike some of their more feted peers, The Wedding Present never quite infiltrated the mass...

Posted by Desmond Bullen | Apr 19, 2025 | Art, Arts

Beyond its spotlight on the first person, autobiography has the power to illuminate more widely,...