House of Saxe Coburg
Edward VII 1901-10
|
| 1901 |
Population 178,000 |
| 1901-4 |
St. Anne's Roman Catholic Cathedral built. |
| 1903 |
City Square was laid out as older residents of the
city will remember, with the Black Prince statue and the Nymph
statues. Since then the square has changed its looks a few times, but now is similar
to the square of this period. |
| 1904 |
Leeds University starts - merged from colleges and granted
a Charter by King Edward VII
Leeds Markets built
Consecration of St Anne’s Cathedral.
Leeds City the forerunners of Leeds United formed. at Elland Road.
Marks and Spencer's opened premises in Cross Arcade. Besides
the Kirkgate market stall Michael had opened a shop in Manchester in 1894. The
Marks and Spencer's Empire of shops is underway. |
| 1905 |
First Cinema built |
| 1906 |
Ellmore's started manufacturing copper tubing in 1888 at Stourton, becomes Yorkshire
Copper Works |
| 1908 |
New wing of the University opened by King Edward VII and Queen
Alexandra |
House of Windsor
George V 1910-36
|
| 1911 |
Census. Population 450,000. In this respect Leeds reflected
a thriving modern town but in reality, the effect of industrialisation and urbanisation
was increasing overcrowding and squalor. |
| 1912 |
Red Hall purchased by Mr S Scofield |
| 1914-18 |
World War I. |
| 1918 ? |
The Cenotaph War Memorial, moved in front of the Art gallery
in the Headrow, was first sighted in City Square, just after the Great War. |
| 1919 |
Leeds United Football Club formed from Leeds City football club who were . expelled
from the Football League after alleged illegal payments to players during the
war years. |
| 1921 |
Leeds Coat of Arms received sanction of the College of Heralds.
Montague Burton's is now the largest clothing factory in the world. |
