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Crazy looking house
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Menwith Hill Listening Station
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USA CIA eavesdropping station, located in England north of Leeds. The station is controversial with many Brits.

Elland Road
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Ferrari Leeds
cjnewsome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: cjnewsome.
Ferrari dealership in Leeds

Headless Man
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.

Leeds railway station
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Leeds railway station is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

Bentley Leeds
cjnewsome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: cjnewsome.
JCT600 Bentley Leeds dealership

Ikea Leeds
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.

Porsche dealership

Car Crash
kuressaare (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kuressaare.

Aston Martin

Corn Exchange Centre
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Built in 1862 to the designs of award-winning Yorkshire architect Cuthbert Broderick, the Corn Exchange was brought back to life in 1990 as a shopping centre. This extraordinary building now houses independent designers, some with an international reputation, of clothing, footwear and jewellery.

Headingly Cricket Grounds
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

Porsche Boxster

First Direct Arena
fin (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: fin.

Grand Theatre Leeds
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Leeds Town Hall
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.
Leeds Town Hall was built in 1858 in Park Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick. It represents Leeds' emergence as an important industrial centre during the Industrial Revolution and a symbol of civic pride and confidence. It is one of the largest city halls in the United Kingdom and the seventh tallest building in Leeds. The town hall was opened by Queen Victoria, highlighting its status as an important Victorian civic structure. It is a Grade I listed building.
With a height of 226 ft (69 m) it was the tallest building in Leeds from its construction in 1858 until 1966, it lost the title to the Park Plaza Hotel, which stood 8 m taller at 77 m. It has held the title longer than any other building, a record 108 years. The distinctive clock tower, which serves for many as a symbol of Leeds, was not part of the initial design but was added by Brodrick as the civic leaders sought to make an even grander statement.
It was built to serve many functions including -
To house various council offices.
To act as the new courtroom facility for the city.
To serve as a police station or 'Central Charge Office'.
To provide a hall for concerts and civic events.

Lamborghini Diablo
Lamborghini Diablo loading onto a trailer in Alwoodley, Leeds

"Leeds General Infirmary" by George Gilbert Scott
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI or, more correctly, The General Infirmary at Leeds, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The first hospital known as Leeds Infirmary was opened in 1771 on what is now the site of the former Yorkshire Bank in Infirmary Street off City Square, Leeds. Construction of the current hospital on its new site in Great George Street started in 1863 to the designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Leeds Corn Exchange
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.
The Leeds Corn Exchange is a Victorian building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which was designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and completed in 1864.

Kirkstall Abbey
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the western outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds which are now a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c.1152 and was over seventy five years in construction. It was closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII.

Leeds Civic Hall
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
Leeds Civic Hall is a civic building housing Leeds City Council, located in Millennium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The design was the result of a competition held in 1926, which was won by Vincent Harris. Work began in 1931 and the hall was opened by King George V on 23 August 1933.

Airbus A320 - BMI British MidlandAirbus
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Heath Ledger
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.
On a billboard for 'The Dark Knight'

Billy Bremner Statue
William John "Billy" Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road. He has also been included in the Football League 100 Legends and is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame. Bremner was also voted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame as one of its first inductees in 2004, and is on the Scotland national football team roll of honour due to having won more than 50 caps for Scotland.

Nokia N96 Billboard
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.

Earthmoving equipment
At Leeds Bradford Airport.
Fuel trucks and maybe a fire engine / crash truck off to the west of the parking area.

Ferrari dealership

Hyde Park Picture House
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.
Hyde Park Picture House in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, was originally built as a hotel in 1908 and converted to a cinema in 1914. It is an example of an Edwardian venue and one of the few surviving picture palaces in the United Kingdom.

City Centre Leeds map

Bridgewater Place
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Headingly Stadium
Rugby

HiFlyer at Leeds Castle
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.

Local Market
gamma (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: gamma.

Subaru Impreza 22B
Impreza 22B in Leeds

Batleys
This is a "Cash & Carry" - I assume that is what they call a grocery store in the UK?

J. R. R. Tolkien Home (former)
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.
J. R. R. Tolkien lived here for a time.

Fiat Coupé
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

St. Chad's Church
St Chad's Church, Far Headingley is the parish church of Far Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The dedication is to Chad of Mercia, who was bishop of York and died in AD 672.

Leeds Town Hall

Elinor Lupton Centre

Old Tram Poles at Roundhay Park
Drudii (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Drudii.
At the bus terminus in Roundhay Park, Leeds, England you can find these old electrical poles. These poles are original poles from the Leeds Tramway which operated from 1891 to 1959. Origninally the trams were powered by horses, but in 1901 the horses were replaced by electrical trams.

Leeds Grand Mosque
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Leeds Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Leeds with a Friday congregation of 500–600. It is located at 9 Woodsley Road, Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 1SN West Yorkshire, England.

South Park mural
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
The kids from the American cartoon series South Park are featured on a wall next to a veterinarian's parking lot.

Cosmo Airlines Airbus A320-212 [LY-COM]
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.

Temple Works
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.
Temple Works is a former flax mill in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was designed by Joseph Bonomi the Younger and built by John Marshall between 1836 and 1840.

'Triumphant' by Clare Bigger
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

Daisy Duck Mona Lisa

Throstle Nest

Flying Pigeon
alfjon (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: alfjon.
Flying pigeon in Leeds.

Football

Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c.1152. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII.

Arcade Fruit Machine ad

Centurion tank
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

The plaque commemorating Louis Le Prince
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, was a French inventor who shot the first moving pictures on paper film using a single lens camera. He was never able to perform a planned public demonstration in the United States because he mysteriously vanished from a train on 16 September 1890.

Oscar Pistorius arrested 15 February 2013
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African sprint runner. In the early morning of Thursday, 14 February 2013, Pistorius' girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed at Pistorius' Pretoria home. Pistorius was taken into police custody and was formally charged with Steenkamp's murder in a Pretoria court on 15 February.

HESCO Bastion Ltd
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
In a statement today Hesco Bastion said: 'It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Jimi Heselden OBE has died in a tragic accident near his home in West Yorkshire.
'Jimi was chairman of Hesco Bastion Ltd, the world leading manufacturer of protective barriers, and owner of Segway Inc.
'Jimi is perhaps best known for his charity work with Help for Heroes and the Leeds Community Foundation.
'A £10m gift to the foundation earlier this month saw his lifetime charitable donations top £23m.
'Our thoughts go out to his family and many friends, who have asked for privacy at this time.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesco_bastion

Beer time
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.

Map of Leeds
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.

Pinching
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.

Disused Tram Tunnel under Leeds Central Station
Drudii (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Drudii.
Under the central station in Leeds, England there is this small bricked up tunnel portal. The portal was once used for storing trams on the Leeds Tramway which operated from 1891 to 1959. Origninally the trams were powered by horses, but in 1901 the horses were replaced by electrical trams.
The tunnel had a single track and would have stored trams and other material for the tramway in Leeds.

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

Tiger Tiger
seenonstreetview (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: seenonstreetview.

School crossing patrol

Leeds United AFC logo

Knight’s Way Bridge

Roulette wheel
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS [EI-DYX]
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.

Gladiator girl

Porsche 928
Touringfmhome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Touringfmhome.

Small wheel bicycle
Small wheel bicycles are adult bicycles which have wheels of 20 inch nominal diameter or less, which is smaller than the 26" or 700c sizes common on most full-sized adult bikes. While many folding bicycles are small wheel bicycles, not all small wheel bicycles can fold. Some small wheel bicycles neither fold nor separate, such as the Moulton, which comes in both fixed frame and separable frame versions. While BMX bikes also have 20" wheels, they are not normally categorised as 'small wheel bikes'.

Boat mural

Ballgame In The Street
Touringfmhome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Touringfmhome.

Headingley Hill Congregational Church
Grade II listed

Welcome to Leeds

Video Cameraman
Touringfmhome (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Touringfmhome.

Majestic, Leeds

'This is General Gordon. I have forgotten was there a past?, 2011' by Bob and Roberta Smith
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
2011
in the Leeds Art Gallery
Commissioned as a piece to respond to George Joy's painting, 'General Gordon's Last Stand', 1893