Leeds Heritage Trail

A D O D R D L A L A E O N O D E R U R S R H N B K E R W E A P O P T S B A D A L R R A C R O A E C K A E D R P Y A H S T H R C E A W E D O T A O O N R D Y H O H A R C O D U T N A U S H O R R E M D L E O A A I A A N G N T W M E L A A O O A N O N O R D D L A R N D L R A A O R N A O O A E D D D D A O R E L L I V E S O W R O O B R O A D D L L E Y E D S H N Other Points of Interest O O H Did You Know? O E Welcome W U I S M (main trail route on reverse) E E W L A A L N K The smallest branch of M&S is in E A Grainger Market, Newcastle upon Tyne. It T has been there since 1895, and its outer E D E A R T O appearance still resembles the early S R T D T W Penny Bazaars! A E O O K L R C L I N N E R E I E R I N G R O B U A W D D M&S are the number one V provider of A D A A R O E M O L N L womenswear and lingerie in the UK. R C O L L I N E K B R A P Our very first advertising slogan was Premier Inn L E S L K I N N N E E R L E ‘Don’t ask the price, it’s a penny’. A A N E L V T O L I N I L C O P L N Did you know that the very first M&S G Y R E C A ARENA E N A L The University of Leeds W R goods were sold in Leeds from a 6ft x 4ft The success of M&S was built on selling L C D C L A V O R T E E O N R E A trestle table? Your M&S Heritage Trail everyday objects....scrubbing brushes, D D O L E H N A&E E R O T The University of Leeds was established R Y T guides you through the city to our Marks buttons and candles! U E B O S U S A S E R T E H E R in 1904, when the Yorkshire College was L D 02 N R T in Time Exhibition revealing the unique E T Academy L A R Y E S A L O R E granted a Royal Charter by King Edward N E N T story of Marks & Spencer. Discover how The first foods we sold were packetsO T E D A A N D Woodhouse E W VII. The M&S Company Archive is in the A we developed from a humble open-air of biscuits, sweets, flour and custard Square G E R Michael Marks Building, on the Western market stall to one of Britain’s most powder. T D campus. Other sites to look for includeE successful retailers. There are now over E R M E the Grade II listed art deco ParkinsonT 21 million visitors to our stores every Sheet music was one of our most popular R R I E S O N S T T R E E A S T G Building (above), a prominentT landmark G week. Penny Bazaar products, at a time when F K I E I R O R B N K U R B Y O in Leeds with its distinctive Tclock tower. S L E A R K people loved to gather roundT the piano Y R R N A O A D L O W A A L P A R D L K L E A A R Opened in 1951, it is homeM to the Stanley R N E N O R As you follow this trail, don’t forget to and sing songs and Christmas carols.A A D U W E S T G A T E C I & Audrey Burton Art GalleryB and the A T look around. You’ll pass many important C H E H E V A D R O buildings which are part of the story We sold our very first bra in 1926! W B Brotherton Library, which houses Special E D Collections, including some of the UK’s of Leeds. General areas of interest are A R E A S T G A A T E outstanding rare books and manuscripts. shown on this side of the leaflet. Turn We started serving food to customers in P T G R E E K S T S Trail Heritage over to see the main trail route. 1927 – sandwiches, pastries and even ice E A W N S E O T One of the oldest features on campus is A POLICE cream to eat in store or take away. Pinnacle A R L P L E K R Clothworkers’ Court, built in 1879. It was B T A R The whole trail will take you about one Leeds I E Northern C A B O R T O N A I Ballet & U P financed by the Worshipful Company of D ’ E N S and a half hours. Starting at Kirkgate Our world-famous ‘St Michael’ brand, a S V Phoenix E P T E R S C I A C O M M E R L S T S Dance P T T Clothworkers, who wanted to improve T T Theatre E Market, the route is slightly uphill most sign of good quality, was used from 1928 A S R K BUS & R G I E R C A G K A G G technical and scientific education in A N E A The Markets COACH of the way, but is fully accessible for to 2000. N I A T C T (Multi-storey) L I TRINITY E R S W E STATION C T L L K B Britain. To the right of this is the Great I N LEEDS O those with pushchairs or wheelchairs.R E To G T O N E S T R Y O R K S T R E E T M T E E T A D Hall, which opened in 1894. Graduation M U help you find your way, Walk It signs are O Wellington K D Key Place E it Walk ceremonies are held here and Simon A placed at various locations along B O T A R S A I R L A I E N E T S T R Marks received an honorary Doctor of O E E T R the route. N Leeds E N K I R R 1 Main trail locations - on Station R T K G A T E E Laws degree in 1964. Both buildings D E U A T O O C O Leeds W A Whitehall R T L H E L G Minster D reverse Place A S E C A L L S I A Ibis were designed by Alfred Waterhouse. H T A E T H H E T I O N Budget I T S T R H Hotel W R E A I LEEDS R T H E C A L L S V E STATION Leeds is very compact and Other points of interest R I walkable, easily accessible A R Route E M L by bus, train or car. Leeds L L E E R Y No 1 B Bradford International Airport Leeds Doubletree Y G T by Hilton Hotel Y E R R E O A O O L C A N A L R is just half an hour from the T R P A T O E D R L I V S Y E E L A A D S N D L city centre by bus. There are A L D D A A U O G L O B E E R R O O B A A D R S numerous car parks and ample N T T O T K G N C S I T N A I E O R N L L R L A P Blue Badge car parking spaces L W A T E E E B N E W T W G O R E R A in the city centre. A T R W I C L S O I N S V T R E E E T R V A I A E C new New I Leeds Visitor Centre N T Dock R A E O L R I W Friendly visitor information and ticket office A O C dock D H R A conveniently located at Leeds Station, open A O E D A H M W O D 7 days a week. L B I E C C K K H S U T L N R A E 0113 242 5242 N S L E E T E D C I B C T L www.visitleeds.co.uk N D A A L A G O A E R R R L E N I S L N A S W E E T E A R S T R E C C M E T Leeds Travel Information E How it all began in Leeds D Briggate The Headrow The Town Hall & Municipal Buildings Millennium SquareR I O S A T H With up-to-the-minute information about car D R U I N parking spaces, public transport and walking Michael Marks arrived in Britain as a You’re standing on B one of the oldest The first arcade was Thornton’s, opened In medieval Leeds this was the northern The magnificent Leeds Town Hall was In 1884, the year MarksS began his stall, The Square was created to celebrate U L D E T routes, travelling into and around Leeds has never A T young man during the early 1880s, after streets in Leeds.

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