Facts - Leeds

• Louis Le Prince recorded the first moving images in Leeds at Roundhay Park and on Leeds bridge in 1888.
• Natives of Leeds are called Loiners
• Leeds is the financial capital of the North
• Leeds has more females than males
• Leeds became a city by royal Charter in 1893
• The major industries at Leeds are printing, publishing, engineering, chemicals, and IT electricity
• Leeds is the third biggest city in the UK after London and Birmingham
• There are 17 Greggs in Leeds alone
• Approximately 200 buildings in Leeds were destroyed by bombers during World War 2
• The city is at the southern tip of the Yorkshire Dales and runs along the north bank of the River Aire and Leeds-Liverpool Canal
• The Leeds Castle maze was designed by Vernon Gibberd and was planted in 1988 with 2,400 yew trees
• Leeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 on Park Lane (now the Headrow), to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick
• The city has the most diverse economy in the UK
• London Kings Cross can be reached by rail in just over two hours
• Marks and Spencer. Michael Marks, a Russian born Polish refugee, opened a stall in Kirkgate Market, Leeds, in 1884. Thomas spencer joined Michael Marks in 1894 and the company then became know as 'Marks and Spencer'.
• Leeds was recorded in the Domesday book in 1806, Leeds was referred to as Ledes'. In 1086, it was recorded that 'Ledes' had a priest, a church and a mill.
• Alex Zane is originally from Leeds
• Leeds was recently named "Environmental City of the United Kingdom."