History of Camp Field in Leeds

Camp Field in Leeds is a very interesting area of the city with an intriguing name. Using old photographs, maps and current clips, this video unravels the history of Camp Field and solves the mystery of its name.

0:00 Camp Field Leeds
0:49 Location of Camp Field
1:29 How Camp Field got its name
2:15 Battle of Briggate
2:55 Growth of Leeds and Holbeck
3:58 Improving transport connections
4:25 Hamilton Court
5:13 What the census shows
6:02 Foster's Court
6:37 Victorian improvements
7:15 Middle Walk
7:53 1901 Census
8:54 Slum clearance
9:50 Grove Inn
10:54 Victoria Works
11:30 New warehouses
12:12 The future

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