The Moral and Industrial Training School was opened on Beckett Street in 1848 to cater for the orphan and pauper children from the workhouse. It is today known as Lincoln Wing and is part of the St James’s Hospital complex.
Over more than a century, the Society has built up a number of special collections, notably its archive, map and image collections, which have recently been re-catalogued to make them more accessible. These collections are housed in the Society’s library, based at the Leeds Library, 18 Commercial Street, Leeds LS1 6AL.