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Jonathan Simpson

Architect who was born, educated and practised in Bolton.

Kaye’s Mineral Line

Standard gauge mineral line built to serve the pits owned by the Lister Kayes of Denby Grange in West Yorkshire.

Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway

The Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway (K&LJR) opened on 3 January 1831 linking the Bolton and Leigh Railway (B&LR), which terminated near the Leigh Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) at Kenyon.

Kirklees Priory

Medieval nunnery associated with the legend of the death of Robin Hood.

Ledston

Rural village in the City of Leeds district of West Yorkshire.

Ledston Hall

Grade I listed former country house in West Yorkshire, now divided into residences.

Ledston Luck Colliery

Colliery nine miles east of Leeds and three miles north of Castleford on the Roman Ridge Road, sunk after coal had been proved under the Ledston Hall Estate in 1909.

Leeds arcades

Four Victorian shopping arcades built between 1878 and 1904, all listed buildings and still in use.

Leeds Cloth Halls

Six cloth halls have been built in Leeds since 1711, and the remains of two survive. Four were for white cloth, one for mixed or coloured cloth and one for cloth made by unapprenticed clothiers.

Leeds Pottery

Pottery established in 1770 in Hunslet, South Leeds notable for intricate pierced creamware known as Leedsware.