Tourist Guide to the Knightsbridge of the North - Otherwise Known As Leeds!
About Leeds Leeds is a lively city that is full of fantastic cultural and historic sites, which are thrilling to look around. Over 100,000 people come to work in the city centre every single day and 1000s more come to shop, eat out or just to enjoy the range of attractions Leeds has on offer. There are plenty of famous names associated with the city of Leeds, including Thomas Chippendale who began creating his famous furniture there, and Michael Marks - of Marks & Spencer - who opened his first Penny Bazaar there in 1884. In addition to this, it is also home to the historical Kirkgate Market. The market is Europe's second biggest indoor market after Leicester and is open 6 days a week. There are over 400 stalls inside the market and a further two hundred outside. It attracts over 100 thousand visitors every week. Kirkgate Market first opened in 1822 as an open-air market and the first covered sections were built between 1850 and 1875. Unfortunately, much of the bui