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UK Techno – Notorious North". www.realtimeart.net. Archived from the original on 27 March 2005 . Retrieved 17 September 2009. Leeds Arts University, formerly Leeds College of Art, which was founded in 1846 as the Leeds School of Art, and became a university in 2017; Wordsworth Donisthorpe who was also from Leeds, filmed the second-oldest-surviving film. It is not known if he and Louis Le Prince ever met but they both had a strong connection to the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Donisthorpe's patent for a camera to capture the moving image pre dated Le Prince's by twelve years. [ citation needed] Verdict on Victoria Gate launch day". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016 . Retrieved 30 October 2016. Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales". ONS. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013 . Retrieved 12 December 2012.

Art is taught in Leeds at Leeds College of Art which has alumni including Henry Moore and Damien Hirst. Leeds has seen great expenditure on regenerating the city, attracting in investments and flagship projects, [45] as found in Leeds city centre. Many developments boasting luxurious penthouse apartments have been built close to the city centre. In 2011, the Leeds USD had a population of 474,632 and had an area of 112 square kilometres (43sqmi) with a population density of 4,238 inhabitants per square kilometre (10,980/sqmi). [97] It is bounded by, and physically attached to, the other towns of Garforth to the east, Morley to the southwest and Pudsey to the west, all being within the wider borough. 63% of the borough's population of 751,485 live in the USD, while it takes up only 21% of its total area of 552km 2.Leeds's Jewish community is the third-largest in the United Kingdom, after London and Greater Manchester. [282] [283] The areas of Alwoodley and Moortown contain sizeable Jewish populations. [101] There are eight active synagogues in Leeds. [284]

Main article: Economy of Leeds Infirmary Street in the heart of Leeds's Financial District Central Business District at night

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The railway network constructed around Leeds, starting with the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834, provided improved communications with national markets and, significantly for its development, an east–west connection with Manchester and the ports of Liverpool and Hull giving improved access to international markets. [21] Alongside technological advances and industrial expansion, Leeds retained an interest in trading in agricultural commodities, with the Corn Exchange opening in 1864. [22] Leeds from the Meadows by Joseph Rhodes, 1825 Leodis – a photographic archive of Leeds – Display". Leeds City Council. Leodis. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011 . Retrieved 6 November 2009. Biography " Melanie Brown". Melanie Brown. 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009 . Retrieved 13 December 2009.

The City of Leeds Synchronised Swimming Club". Synchroleeds.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013 . Retrieved 15 March 2014. UK | England | West Yorkshire | Tornado hits during freak storm". BBC News. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007 . Retrieved 5 August 2011. Leeds is the only city outside of London to have its own repertory theatre, ballet, and opera companies. [252] Nightlife [ edit ]The City of Leeds Synchronised Swimming Club [277] train at the John Charles Centre for Sport and are represented by swimmers throughout the whole of the North East. The club was founded in 2008 and only compete in National and International Competition. Major companies based in the city include William Hill, Channel 4, International Personal Finance, Asda, Leeds Building Society and Northern Foods. Capita Group, KPMG, Direct Line, Aviva, Yorkshire Building Society, BT Group, Telefónica Europe ( O2 Ltd) and TD Waterhouse all also have a considerable presence in the city. [115] In addition to other national governmental offices, the city is home to a large Department for Work and Pensions office building located in Quarry Hill, notable [ according to whom?] for its imposing design. [ citation needed]

The majority of people in Leeds identify themselves as Christian. [100] Leeds does not have a Church of England Cathedral: it is in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds (formerly in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds), headed by the Bishop of Leeds, which has cathedrals in Bradford, Ripon, and Wakefield, although the Bishop's residence has been in Leeds since 2008. The most important Anglican church is Leeds Minster, although St. George's has the largest congregation by far. [ citation needed] Leeds has a Roman Catholic Cathedral, the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds. Many other Christian denominations and new religious movements are established in Leeds, including Assemblies of God, Baptist, Christian Scientist, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Community of Christ, Greek Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Army, Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian, Nazarene, Newfrontiers, Pentecostal, Salvation Army, Seventh-day Adventist, Society of Friends ("Quakers"), Unitarian, United Reformed, Vineyard, an ecumenical Chinese church, Winners' Chapel, and several independent churches. [280] [281] Sikh Temple, Chapeltown Road Harehills Mosque Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince 1842 – 1890". Science Museum Group . Retrieved 1 May 2020. he developed a single-lens camera which he used to make moving picture sequences at the Whitley family home in Roundhay and of Leeds Bridge in October 1888. ... it has been claimed that a photograph of a drowned man in the Paris police archives is that of Le Prince.At the time of the 2011 UK Census, the district had a total population of 751,500, representing a 5% growth since the previous census ten years earlier. [88] According to the 2001 UK Census, there were 301,614 households in Leeds; 33.3% were married couples living together, 31.6% were single-person households, 9.0% were co-habiting couples and 9.8% were single parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England. [98] The population density was 1,967/km 2 (5,090/sqmi) [98] and for every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. Leeds is also home to Phoenix Dance Theatre, who were formed in the Harehills area of the city in 1981, and Northern Ballet Theatre. [239] In autumn 2010 the two companies moved into a purpose-built dance centre which is the largest space for dance outside London. It is also the only space for dance to house a national classical and a national contemporary dance company alongside each another. [240] Outside Leeds centre, there are a number of suburbs and exurbs within the district. Some of Leeds suburbs include Headingley, Harehills and Hunslet. while exurbs of Leeds include Pudsey, Horsforth and Morley. [54] Haywood, Russ (2007). "Britain's national railway network: fit for purpose in the 21st century?". Journal of Transport Geography. Elsevier. 15 (3): 198–216. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2006.02.015. Leeds City Council – John Charles Centre for Sport – Swim". Archived from the original on 11 June 2009 . Retrieved 30 July 2009.