It is the wedding photograph of John Henry Wilkinson and Amelia Yates at Newtown Church in August 1897. To the right of the bride sit the grooms parents, Martha and Edwin Wilkinson, who were publicans and ran several public houses in the Newtown and Burmantofts area of the city. They had previously run the Primrose Inn at number 1 Primrose Road and at the time of the photo were at the White Horse Hotel. Martha Wilkinson continued as publican there after her husbands death in 1898. The photo is one of 10 celebrating 12 months in the life of your city and its residents and features City Square and a visit to Roundhay Park. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: The story of the Leeds city centre character known as 'Woodbine Lizzie' LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds city centre
Drawing of the Royal Hotel in Briggate, and also showing the businesses of Snowdon's Drapers, Shaw's Grocers and Kettlewell's. However, the artist has used some artistic licence as, by 1879, John Kettlewell's jewellery business had moved from Briggate. It had been numbered as 157 Briggate in the Leeds Directories and not 160 as the artist has recorded. There is a sign to the Fire Engine Station. People in Victorian dress are seen in the street. The drawing is the work of W. Braithwaite. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds city centre
View showing City Square being laid out, taken from the roof of the old Post Office building on Park Row. Here work is seen in progress with advertising hoardings surrounding the site. A temporary hut has the name of the builder, J.T. Wright of Hartley Hill. The Square was to be officially opened on September 16, 1903. In the background, left, is the original Queens Hotel on Wellington Street which was opened in 1863; it was later demolished to be replaced by the present Queens Hotel, dating from 1936. On the right is the site that would later be the Majestic Cinema, on Quebec Street; it is here occupied by a row of single-storey shops then the backs of buildings on Wellington Street. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Roundhay Park
A view of the Roundhay Park waterfall which cascaded 60ft (18m) in length. It was completed in 1826, with other landscape features. The park at this time was owned by the Nicholson family. Pictured in July 1897 | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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