City of Leeds Training College 1910-12 Harriers 1912
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City of Leeds Training College 1910-12 Harriers 1912
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Walter Parsons portrait photograph
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Walter Parsons was the first Principal of the City of Leeds Training College from its inception in 1907 until 1918.
Edward Harrison portrait photograph
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Edward Harrison was born in 1881 at Burnley, Lancashire son of John and Ann Harrison, his father was a Tallow Chandler. He was trained at Borough Road Training College in Isleworth, Middlesex later becoming Mathematics teacher at the City of Leeds Training College. He was Head of Buckingham House a mens hostel of the teacher training college in the years immediately prior to the opening of the college at Beckett Park, Thomas Halliwell was a student based at Buckingham House. Harrison was killed in action on 28 April 1917 he was Second Lieutenant in the 158th Siege Battalion, Royal Garrison Artillery. He is buried in the Mindel Trench British Cemetery, St.Laurent-Blangy in France.
“Recollections of 1910-12” handwritten memoir written by Thomas Halliwell
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A Lucy Box was a metal container, made at the Lucy Foundry in Oxford, used for electrical wiring, etc. Often used for trams as indicated by the initials LCT (Leeds Corporation Tramways). After trams were decommissioned the boxes were used for other purposes in this case probably telecommunications at the City of Leeds Training College.
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Colin Stephens, Head Coach of Rugby Union at Leeds Metropolitan University. The Welsh International fly- half was a player with the Llanelli and Leeds Tykes.
‘Original Swimming Scarborough 1937
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‘David’ 1. Festival of Youth in beige box
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This film shows the Festival of Youth held at Wembley Stadium in 1937 attended by the King and Queen.
'Boxing and Judo' Carnegie 1936-37
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Boxing Course by Sgt Wheeler
Judo by J. Edmundson, J. Curd