Leeds in Your Lunch Hour

We are pleased to welcome Leeds Civic Trust and noted Leeds historian Dr Kevin Grady to present his 16^th annual series of free lunchtime lectures every Wednesday in February.

An introduction to today’s lecture may be found below. Entry is free and open to all. There will be a retiring collection, split between Leeds Civic Trust and the Minster.

Millennium Square – the Leeds’ Millennium Project – plays a very important role in the life of Leeds City Centre. Twenty years on from its creation, this lively lecture traces the historic antecedents of the square, and the challenges and controversies surrounding its creation and those of its surrounding buildings, most notably the City Museum and the Carriageworks Theatre.

This is the second in a series of lectures:

• 1st February, The Gateway to Leeds: The Story of Leeds Bridge and Bridge End, 1700 to 2023
• 8th February, Millennium Square: Leeds’ Grand Project for the Year 2000
• 15th February, Banks, Libraries, Museums and Shopping à La Mode: The Story of Commercial Street, Leeds, 1806 to 2023
• 22nd February, University Days: Discovering Leeds 1969 to 1975