Thomas Jefferys A Plan of Leeds surveyed by Thomas Donald between 1767–1770 and published in 1771 shows how relatively small Leeds still was with the Infirmary and the Coloured Cloth Hall to the west in a rural environment.
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.