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Royal Armouries Museum
The National Collection of Arms and Armour in a museum at Leeds Dock, opened in 1996; free entry with a booked ticket.
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Un mini-guide de
Waterfront and Leeds Dock
The Royal Armouries, the Minster, the Calls and the mills of Holbeck
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1 / 6Bienvenue dans le quartier
The Royal Armouries, the Minster, the Calls and the mills of Holbeck
The River Aire runs along the southern edge of the city centre. Leeds Bridge stands at the foot of Briggate and the Calls follow the north bank, with Leeds Minster and the First White Cloth Hall a short walk east, and the Royal Armouries Museum further downstream at Leeds Dock.
West of the station, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal begins at Granary Wharf beside the Dark Arches. Beyond it, Holbeck keeps the mills and works of the Industrial Revolution: Tower Works, Marshall's Mill, the Round Foundry and the Egyptian-style Temple Works.
Points forts
Par où commencer
Si vous n'avez que quelques heures, voici de bons endroits pour commencer.
Front de mer
Leeds Dock
Former Clarence Dock on the Aire, now waterside flats, offices and cafés around the Royal Armouries.
Église
Leeds Minster
Gothic Revival minster by R. D. Chantrell, completed in 1841, on a church site recorded from the 7th century; free entry.
Bâtiment historique
First White Cloth Hall
Grade II* listed hall on Kirkgate, built in 1711 for trading undyed cloth.
Pont
Leeds Bridge
Grade II listed cast-iron road bridge of 1870 over the Aire, at the foot of Briggate.
Bassin du canal
Granary Wharf
Basin where the Leeds and Liverpool Canal meets the Aire, beside the brick Dark Arches under the station.
S'orienter
Sur la carte
The map shows Waterfront and Leeds Dock and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Bons plans d'initiés
Avant de partir
1
Book the Armouries ticket
Entry to the Royal Armouries is free, but the museum asks visitors to book a ticket and suggests allowing two to three hours.
2
Walk between the sights
Granary Wharf, Leeds Bridge, the Calls, the Minster and Leeds Dock all lie along the river. The Royal Armouries gives its walk from the station as 20 to 25 minutes.
3
Holbeck is for looking
Temple Works, Marshall's Mill, Tower Works and the Round Foundry are historic buildings rather than museums, so plan to see them from the street.
4
Check the Minster's days
Leeds Minster lists its own visiting times and is closed to visitors on Mondays. Admission is free.
Les conseils de la rédaction d'Britlens
Leeds
More areas to explore
Crédits photos
- Waterfront and Leeds Dock (area photo): Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, source
- Royal Armouries Museum: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leeds Dock: Bob Peters from Leeds, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Leeds Minster: No machine-readable author provided. Jungpionier assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- First White Cloth Hall: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leeds Bridge: Heretodare, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Granary Wharf: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tower Works: Ian Murfitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Temple Works: Sarah Grice, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Marshall's Mill: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Round Foundry: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Middleton Railway: The Basingstoker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Leeds Discovery Centre: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Headingley, Hyde Park and Kirkstall: Minda, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- City Centre: Michael D Beckwith, CC BY 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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