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Museum
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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A mini guide to
Waterfront and Leeds Dock: things to do
Places worth your time in Waterfront and Leeds Dock
Top places
Things to do in Waterfront and Leeds Dock
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Waterfront
Leeds Dock
Former Clarence Dock on the Aire, now waterside flats, offices and cafés around the Royal Armouries.
Church
Leeds Minster
Gothic Revival minster by R. D. Chantrell, completed in 1841, on a church site recorded from the 7th century; free entry.
Historic building
First White Cloth Hall
Grade II* listed hall on Kirkgate, built in 1711 for trading undyed cloth.
Bridge
Leeds Bridge
Grade II listed cast-iron road bridge of 1870 over the Aire, at the foot of Briggate.
Canal basin
Granary Wharf
Basin where the Leeds and Liverpool Canal meets the Aire, beside the brick Dark Arches under the station.
Industrial heritage
Tower Works
Former pin factory in Holbeck with three listed Italianate towers beside the canal.
Industrial heritage
Temple Works
Egyptian Revival flax mill built 1836–40 for John Marshall, the only Grade I listed building in Holbeck.
Industrial heritage
Marshall's Mill
Flax-spinning mill on Marshall Street, begun by John Marshall in 1791–92.
Industrial heritage
Round Foundry
Late 18th-century engineering works off Water Lane, turned into a media centre in 2005.
Heritage railway
Middleton Railway
Founded in 1758 and run by volunteers; passenger trains at weekends and on public holidays from Moor Road, Hunslet.
Museum store
Leeds Discovery Centre
Store for more than a million objects from the city's museums; visits by appointment or at special events only.
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Photo credits
- 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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