400 Years of Leeds, through the Collections Of Leeds Museums and Galleries
To celebrate Leeds 400, join Assistant Community Curator Pat Bourne, from Leeds Museums and Galleries, as he takes you through his personal choice of museum objects that reflect 400 years of history since Leeds got its charter from King Charles I in 1626.
Part of the Leeds Libraries’ Leeds400 programme
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