timbarberApr 133 minThe Black Prince in Leeds City SquareHaving lived in Leeds or close by since my student days – one landmark in the City centre has always stood out. Sitting proudly on top of...
timbarberOct 17, 20212 minLeeds Wagon Lifting Tower - remnants of Leeds railway heritageMy pal Glen has a restaurant just off Wellington Street called The Good Luck Club. The area is in a newly developed, vibrant part of...
timbarberJun 30, 20213 minBarwick in Elmet’s Iron Age Hill Fort and Motte Bailey CastleAfter visiting a friend in Barwick in Elmet, I remembered years ago he’d mentioned the remains of a motte bailey castle behind the local...
timbarberMay 2, 20212 minLeeds Bridge House – a bit of New York in LeedsI’ve been lucky enough to have visited New York, most recently in 2019 with Visit Britain on a trade mission to promote Yorkshire to US...
timbarberMar 9, 20213 minA Moorish Masterpiece - St.Paul's House on Park Square, LeedsOne of my favourite buildings in Leeds is situated just on the edge of Park Square near the Town Hall. Having taken my son into Leeds for...
timbarberJan 30, 20214 minHeadingley Bear Pits - the story behind the failed Victorian ZooAs a student living in Headingley in the 1980s, I walked past the strange towers looking like a mini castle on Cardigan Road many times....