Rachael Unsworth
York & Leeds - contrasts, similarities & links
York has been a very significant place for many centuries, while Leeds only really surged up the urban hierarchy from 250 years ago. Why...
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Rachael Unsworth
Aug 14, 20222 min read
Public art trail
This tour considers artists, subjects, funding, locations and also how sculptures, murals and other works link to Leeds Beside the Bank...
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Rachael Unsworth
Jun 16, 20211 min read
Late light in Leeds
Evening tours are popular from April to September. It’s a great time to see the city … if the weather co-operates. And there have been...
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Rachael Unsworth
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Itchy feet
June already, and walking tours have still not resumed. What a waste of daylight. Ah well - delights still in store for those who would...
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Rachael Unsworth
May 1, 20203 min read
Staycation, save lives and the planet
A late April Ipsos Mori poll suggested that the UK public was very cautious about lifting lockdown. Seventy per cent said they didn't...
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Rachael Unsworth
Mar 24, 20202 min read
Calling time
So even walking tours are definitely off for the foreseeable future. We had high water and high winds in February. Now in March a kind of...
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Rachael Unsworth
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Pandemic ponderings
While the geographical elements of this global phenomenon are fascinating, there are so many anxiety-inducing personal implications for...
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Rachael Unsworth
Jun 27, 20191 min read
Rooftop Leeds
What a view from on high - such a different perspective on the city. Even guests who've lived in Leeds for ever were able to see new...
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Rachael Unsworth
Jun 15, 20191 min read
Exploring the Cradle of Innovation
When we published ‘Leeds: Cradle of Innovation’ in June 2018, it was blazing hot weather. Not so on the first anniversary – as you see...
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Rachael Unsworth
May 25, 20191 min read
Lost Leeds - a ghost tour of a kind
Leeds has lost many historic buildings. Some were in poor repair or no longer had a viable use; others were simply out of fashion or in...
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Rachael Unsworth
May 25, 20193 min read
A double anniversary: the end of Central Station 1967 & start of 'greening' 2009
In 1792, Benjamin Gott started to build his pioneering Park Mills on a field beside the River Aire, beyond the western edge of the old...
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Rachael Unsworth
Apr 14, 20191 min read
Millennium Square - talking about building stones 350 million years old
The introduction to the tour about the building stones of Leeds aims to give a sense of the main building materials used in Leeds: the...
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Rachael Unsworth
Feb 12, 20191 min read
Locals have their eyes opened
"We really enjoyed the walk yesterday, as we did the previous one. I found yesterday's particularly interesting as it made me look more...
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Rachael Unsworth
Feb 1, 20191 min read
“Welcome to Leeds” – enhancing the visitor experience
In 1989 there were just 7 hotels in Leeds city centre. Thirty years later, there are four times that number and thousands more guests....
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Rachael Unsworth
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Drawing attention to 'the cradle of innovation'
I was interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds on Saturday 19th January about our book Leeds: Cradle of Innovation. Presenter Andrew Edwards...
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Rachael Unsworth
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Appreciation for 'A' level geography tour
“On behalf of myself, my colleagues and the students, we would like to say a quick thank you for the tour you led on Tuesday. It was...
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Rachael Unsworth
Jan 2, 20191 min read
Hotel staff learn more about the city where they work
Behind me and my two young tourists in City Square is the 1890s Post Office. Now the building contains restaurants and serviced...
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Rachael Unsworth
Dec 20, 20181 min read
Young engineers go to outer darkness
I thought it would be tricky taking a tour that started at dusk but it turned out well. The clocks had already gone back by the time we...
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Rachael Unsworth
Dec 11, 20181 min read
A gentle stroll for a birthday gathering
Here's a bunch of friends on a summer Sunday - the day after a Big BIrthday party. I didn't make them walk very far. That's me in another...
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