John Cossins’ New and Exact Plan of the Town of Leedes is probably the most reproduced of the city’s historical maps. Originally thought to have been drawn up in 1725, Maurice Beresford in his East End, West End pointed out that Jacob Busk’s house on Meadow Lane, the fifth down in the left hand border, was built in 1726.
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.