How 7,000 bricks helped welcome visitors to Leeds

It was the intriguing brick built design under construction on a road into Leeds that had motorists scratching their heads for weeks.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 19th Jun 2020, 16:45 BST

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All was revealed in June 1989 when council chiefs officially presented to the city the 26ft design - 'Welcome to Leeds' - in a ceremony marking the completion of a £30,000 scheme to brighten up the city's southern gateway.

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More than 7,000 multi-coloured bricks were used to make up the words in the design, which stands on steep banking near Parkfield Street.

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More than 7,000 multi-coloured bricks were used to make up the words in the design.More than 7,000 multi-coloured bricks were used to make up the words in the design.
More than 7,000 multi-coloured bricks were used to make up the words in the design.

Leeds City Council's parks staff had added a splash of colour with hundreds of summer bedding plants.

The city's employment and economic development committee were behind the scheme which had transformed bankings and traffic islands on all M1 feeder roads.

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