Our Miscellany
this year covers a wide range of topics.
Our new patron, Professor R. J. Morris, offers ‘Whose Time and Whose Place: Searching for the History of Twentieth Century Leeds’. In it he examines the problems faced by historians embarking on a study of the city in the last century. Michael Collinson offers two fascinating articles. One unravels the history of Headingley Hall whilst his investigation of Robert the Dyer provides a rare insight of people in the Leeds area in medieval times. Eve Bradford probes the complex problems of enclosure in her important study, The Enclosure of Common Land in Headingley-cum-Burley, 1828-34; Conflicts of Interest.’ Henry Pawson’s eye-witness revelations, providing a rare view of what life was like in Victorian Farnley, are edited by David Thornton. Finally Peter Meredith, our librarian, has offered our members a rare chance to see some of the rich material held in the Thoresby Collection.
ISSN 0082-4232 ISBN 0 978 0 900741 67 8
| Whose Time and Whose Place: Searching for the History of 20th Century Leeds | R.J.Morris | 1 |
| Headingley Hall: Lords and Tenants through Seven Centuries | J.M.Collinson | 18 |
| Papers Written for his Children by Albert Henry Pawson 1850-1935 | D.Thornton (ed.) | 41 |
| The Enclosure of Common Land in Headingley-cum-Burley 1828-34: Conflicts of Interest | E.J.Bradford | 63 |
| Robert the Dyer – the First Leeds Businessman? | J.M.Collinson | 88 |
| The Thoresby Collection | P.Meredith | 101 |
This publication is available to purchase
Publication price: £5.00
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