My history topic for January 2022 is Stories Behind Paintings, and this got me thinking about paintings as historical sources for research. Often when thinking about sources for history we think about written texts, but there are so many other valuable types of sources out there! I've created this guide as a bit of an … Continue reading A Guide to Non-Written Sources
Tag: Architecture
Leeds Corn Exchange
It's that time again - Local History Month! As a Leeds resident I will be exploring the history of my wonderful adopted city (as I did last year when I wrote about Leeds’ First Theatre & Leeds Library). This year I’m going to be focusing on iconic buildings in Leeds City Centre, starting with the … Continue reading Leeds Corn Exchange