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Lascelles Abercrombie English poet, academic, literary critic (1881-1938) 1881-01-09 1938-10-27 poet
writer
professor
playwright
literary critic
philosopher
Ralph Abercrombie (1883-1957), Sailor 1883 1957 sailor https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6989
Fleur Adcock New Zealand poet and editor, of English and Northern Irish ancestry (1934–2024) 1934-02-10 2024-10-10 poet
translator
editing staff
C. J. Aelbrecht metalworker, locksmith metalworker
locksmith
J. Akers modeller, chaser modeler
chaser
Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke British Field Marshal (1883-1963) 1883-07-23 1963-06-17 military personnel
politician
Samuel Alexander ironmonger, japanner, cutler ironmonger
japanner
knife maker
Allen furniture maker furniture maker
Diana Allen lawyer and civil rights campaigner for Gypsy and Traveller communities (1916-2007) 1916-02-12 2007-10-10 lawyer
civil rights advocate
https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/629048/papers_of_diana_allen_gypsy_and_traveller_rights?query=MS%201911%20diana%20allen&browseQuery=Search&resultOffset=1
J. Allen trunk maker trunk maker
J. W. & T. Allen trunk maker, metalworker, furniture maker trunk maker
metalworker
furniture maker
J. Aloy upholsterer upholsterer
Ambrose japanner, painter japanner
painter and varnisher
J. Redwood Anderson English poet 1883 1964 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7309
R. Anderson metalworker, bell hanger metalworker
bell hanger
Linton Andrews Andrews, Sir (William) Linton (1886–1972), newspaper editor 1886-05-27 1972-09-27 journalist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167056
Denis ApIvor British composer 1916-04-14 2004-05-27 composer
anaesthesiology
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/55922
Authors' World Peace Appeal British Writers Political Group
Simon Armitage British poet, playwright, and novelist 1963-05-26 poet
novelist
Thomas Arnold English educator and historian, headmaster of Rugby School (1795-1842) 1795-06-13 1842-06-12 historian
teacher
pedagogue
university teacher
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7285
Thomas Arnot upholsterer, decorator upholsterer
painter and varnisher
Anthony Askew English physician and book collector 1722 1774 physician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8044
British Science Association British learned society https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167053
Anthony Astbury director of the Greville Press 1940 writer
publisher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8036
William Astbury British biochemist (1898-1961) 1898-02-25 1961-06-04 biochemist
molecular biologist
physicist
crystallographer
scientist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167061
Astle cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Poetry and Audience University of Leeds Students' Literary Magazine https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8533
Felix Austin mason, decorative artist bricklayer
decorative artist
Alan Ayckbourn English playwright 1939-04-12 playwright
writer
screenwriter
theatrical director
librettist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8409
F. & J. Backs furniture merchant, undertaker furniture merchant
funeral director
G. Bailey painter, gilder painter and varnisher
gilder
John Ball chair maker chair maker
J. Balls upholsterer, appraiser, undertaker upholsterer
appraiser
funeral director
furniture merchant
Martin Banham professor of African Theatre 1932 university teacher https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8709
Cyril Banks British politician (1901-1969) 1901-08-12 1969-10-23 politician
engineer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167095
Miller & Bannerman builder, trunk maker master builder
trunk maker
A. Bardwell broker, cabinetmaker, chairmaker broker
cabinetmaker
chair maker
upholsterer
George Barker English poet (1913–1991) 1913-02-26 1991-10-27 poet
writer
J. Barker locksmith, bell hanger, metalworker locksmith
bell hanger
metalworker
gas fitter
J. H. Barlow metalworker, decorative artist metalworker
decorative artist
Alec Baron (1913-1991), Playwright and Theatre Director 1913 1991 playwright
theatrical director
theatre administrator
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8627
Sir Andrew Agnew, 7th Baronet Scottish politician (1793–1849) 1793-03-21 1849-04-12
1849-04-28
politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8064
Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet British politician (1807–1897) 1807-05-07 1897-08-13 politician
industrialist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6939
Sir Walter Calverley, 1st Baronet British baronet 1670
1669-01-16
1749-10-15 https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5896
S. Barr engraver, lithographer, printer engraver
lithographer
printer
T. Barrat upholsterer, cleaner, dyer upholsterer
cleaner
dyer
H. Barrett plumber, painter, glazier plumber
painter and varnisher
glazier
Stan Barstow British writer (1928–2011) 1928-06-28 2011-08-01 writer
novelist
screenwriter
playwright
prose writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8411
George Bartlett cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Bernard Barton British writer, editor (1784-1849) 1784-01-31 1849-02-19 poet
editor
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7335
Thomas Barton woodworker woodworker
Michael Bateman British journalist and author (1932–2006) 1932-03-25 2006-03-26 writer
journalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/33601
Lilias Bathurst English newspaper publisher 1871-10-12 1965-12-30 newspaper proprietor https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6819
Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst British Army officer and nobleman 1864-07-21 1943-09-21 politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6819
Zygmunt Bauman Polish philosopher and sociologist (1925-2017) 1925-11-19 2017-01-09 philosopher
sociologist
university teacher
writer
opinion journalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/4734
Mechi & Bazin trunk maker, cabinetmaker, decorative artist trunk maker
cabinetmaker
decorative artist
Aubrey Beardsley British illustrator and author (1872–1898) 1872-08-21 1898-03-16 writer
painter
poet
illustrator
poster artist
lithographer
graphic artist
exlibrist
author
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7290
Arthur David Beaty British writer (1919-1999) 1919-03-28 1999-12-04 writer
psychologist
aircraft pilot
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8441
W. Beaumont cooper, turner cooper
turner
France & Beckwith upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
appraiser
Olive Bedford diarist (1905-1997) 1905 1997 diarist
Arthur J. Bendy upholsterer, furniture maker upholsterer
furniture maker
George Bengough trunk maker, undertaker trunk maker
funeral director
Alan Bennett English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter 1934-05-09 actor
screenwriter
playwright
diarist
writer
stage actor
film director
comedian
Arnold Bennett English writer (1867–1931) 1867-05-27 1931-03-27 screenwriter
novelist
autobiographer
diarist
writer
journalist
playwright
literary critic
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8417
Samuel Bennett cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Maurice Beresford British historian (1920-2005) 1920-02-06 2005-12-15 historian
medieval archaeologist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6872
Francis Berry British poet (1915-2006) 1915-03-23 2006-10-10 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8537
H. A. Best teacher teacher
John Betjeman English poet, writer and broadcaster (1906–1984) 1906-08-28 1984-05-19 poet
translator
journalist
literary critic
screenwriter
television presenter
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8485
John Betteley cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
Edward Bevan carpenter carpenter
Binder carpenter, builder, upholsterer carpenter
master builder
upholsterer
funeral director
trunk maker
Godfrey Bingley engineer, photographer (1842-1927) 1842-07-03 1927-04-17 engineer
photographer
Laurence Binyon British poet, dramatist, and art scholar (1869-1943) 1869-08-10 1943-03-10 librarian
art historian
university teacher
translator
poet
writer
playwright
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8519
Jethro Bithell Bithell, Jethro (1878–1962), German scholar 1878
1878-01
1962
1962-02-26
poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167065
William Black British novelist (1841–1898) 1841-11-13 1898-12-10 writer
journalist
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8743
Thomas Blackburn British writer (1916–1977) 1916-02-10 1977-08-13 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8425
John Blakeway decorative artist, metalworker, lamp maker decorative artist
metalworker
lamp maker
Fallas & Blakey cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Neville Blond British industrialist (1896-1970) 1896-02-11 1970-08-04 textile manufacturer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
Jay Blumler American academic (1924-2021) 1924-02-18 2021-01-30 sociologist
political scientist
communication scholar
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6987
Edmund Blunden British poet, author and critic (1896–1974) 1896-11-01 1974-01-20 poet
university teacher
writer
literary critic
editor
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8517
Ronald Blythe British writer 1922-11-06 2023-01-14 literary critic
writer
author
librarian
essayist
editor
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8429
Edward Bond English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024) 1934-07-18 2024-03-03 writer
screenwriter
playwright
poet
theatrical director
librettist
director
Penguin Books British publishing house
George Borrow English author (1803–1881) 1803-07-05 1881-07-26 writer
novelist
translator
peddler
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7337
W. R. Boucher glassworker, potter, decorative artist glazier
potter
decorative artist
Charles Boulton cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
William Boyd Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screen writer 1952-03-07 screenwriter
film director
novelist
writer
director
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8427
L. C. Boyington furniture maker furniture maker
Melvyn Bragg British broadcaster and author (born 1939) 1939-10-06 journalist
screenwriter
television presenter
politician
novelist
writer
biographer
librettist
historian
John Braine English novelist (1922–1986) 1922-04-13 1986-10-28 screenwriter
writer
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8423
Peter Brears historian and museum curator 1944 curator
Breckin English cabinetmaking and upholstering business cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Brett glassworker, potters, grocer glazier
potter
grocer
knife maker
decorative artist
Katharine Mary Briggs British folklorist (1898–1980) 1898-11-08 1980-10-15 essayist
writer
collector of fairy tales
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6579
Charles Edmund Brock British artist 1870-02-05 1938-02-28 illustrator
artist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/483297
H. M. Brock British illustrator and landscape painter (1875-1960) 1875-07-11 1960-07-21 painter
illustrator
comics artist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/483297
Wilcocks, Wrentmore & Brock cabinetmaker, chairmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
chair maker
upholsterer
appraiser
draper
rug maker
Shirley Brooks English journalist and novelist 1816-04-29 1874-02-23 journalist
editor
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7343
Lingham Brothers ironmonger, japanner, cutler ironmonger
japanner
knife maker
Rolls Brothers japanner, artists' colourman japanner
colourman
Wren Brothers metalworker, furniture maker, upholsterer metalworker
furniture maker
upholsterer
James Clifford Brown British composer (1923–2004) 1923 2004
2004-12-21
musician
composer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8032
Thomas Brown coach maker coach maker
Wayne Brown Trinidad and Tobago writer (1944-2009) 1944-07-18 2009-09-15 journalist
poet
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8445
Robert Browning Bank Clerk, Father of the poet Robert Browning 1782 1866 bank teller
clerk
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7345
Frederick Brueton trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
Bruggeman-Opsomer furniture maker, joiner, carpenter furniture maker
joiner
woodworker
Andrew Bryan Scottish mining engineer 1893-03-01 1988-06-26 engineer
mining engineer
businessperson
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6993
Bryant potter, decorative artist potter
decorative artist
John Bryant trunk maker trunk maker
Robert Bullman cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Burgess painter, sign painter, plumber painter and varnisher
letter painter
plumber
glazier
J. Burley brush maker brushmaker
T. Burrell plumber, glazier, painter plumber
glazier
painter and varnisher
japanner
Josephine Butler British feminist and social reformer fighting to end child prostitution 1828-04-13 1906-12-30 women's rights activist
social reformer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7347
Lord Byron English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824) 1788-01-22 1824-04-19 poet
lyricist
politician
playwright
autobiographer
translator
military personnel
diarist
writer
librettist
aristocrat
philhellene
Thomas Cafe glassworker, potter, decorative artist glazier
potter
decorative artist
lamp maker
William Caldecott upholsterer, cabinetmaker, appraiser upholsterer
cabinetmaker
appraiser
funeral director
John Callahan brazier, lamp maker, gas fitter brazier
lamp maker
gas fitter
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax of Cameron English politician and general (1584-1648) 1584-03-29 1648-03-14 politician
military officer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8020
Norman Cameron British poet, transl. 1905 1953 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8587
W. Caplin upholsterer upholsterer
Robert Carey cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
John le Carré British novelist and spy (1931-2020) 1931-10-19 2020-12-12 novelist
screenwriter
film producer
actor
spy
writer
W. Carter ironmonger, bell hanger, japanner ironmonger
bell hanger
japanner
knife maker
oil merchant
Ripon Cathedral cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/114239
Charles Causley Cornish poet and educator (1917–2003) 1917-08-24 2003-11-04 writer
poet
A. Cavé-Haest ébéniste, cabinetmaker, dressmaker cabinetmaker
Chambers carpenter, joiner, builder carpenter
joiner
master builder
J. Chaplin cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
rug maker
Stephen Chaplin 1934 painter https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167046
Alfred Chaston Chapman British chemist (1869 – 1932) 1869 1932-10-17 chemist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167087
James Cherry painter, gilder, frame maker painter and varnisher
gilder
framer
Wilfred Rowland Childe British writer (1890–1952) 1890 1952 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8421
Clarance furniture merchant, upholsterer furniture merchant
upholsterer
Charles Cowden Clarke English author and Shakespearian scholar (1787-1877) 1787-12-15 1877-03-13 writer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/440036
John Clarke grainer grainer
John Clarke cabinetmaker, upholsterer, furniture merchant cabinetmaker
upholsterer
furniture merchant
Mary Cowden Clarke British writer (1809–1898) 1809-06-22 1898-01-12 writer
editor
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/440036
Stanley Wilding Clarke upholsterer, furniture maker upholsterer
furniture merchant
William Clayfield Clayfield, William (1772-1837), businessman, wine merchant, botanist 1772 1837 businessperson
wine merchant
botanist
Alec Clegg English educationalist (1909–1986) 1909-06-13 1986-01-20 https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5867
W. George Clements carver, gilder, glassworker carver
gilder
glazier
mirror maker
framer
Joseph D. Cliff upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
Alan Clodd Irish publisher (1918–2002) 1918-05-22 2002-12-24 paramedic https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439581
Edward Clodd English banker, writer and anthropologist (1840-1930) 1840-07-01 1930-03-16 writer
anthropologist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8738
Poem of the Month Club Group of leading British poets from the 1970s https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8665
Wholesale Furniture Manufacturers And Allied Trades Co-operative co-operative
Baker & Co. trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
Baker & Co. auctioneer, appraiser auctioneer
appraiser
Blythe, Hamilton & Co. upholsterer upholsterer
C. Jeakes & Co. ironmonger ironmonger
Cobbett & Co. importer, lumberman importer
lumberman
Deakin, Wilmshurst & Co. ironmonger, bell hanger, japanner ironmonger
bell hanger
japanner
knife maker
E. Geraut & Co. lamp maker lamp maker
Freeman & Co. printer, carver, gilder printer
carver
gilder
printseller
Gatfield & Co. brush maker, turner brushmaker
turner
George Nicholson & Co. painter, decorator painter and varnisher
decorator
George Richmond Collis & Co. metalworker, decorative artist, cutler metalworker
decorative artist
knife maker
George Wright & Co. metalworker metalworker
Gregory & Co. exclusive interior decorators and furnishers. Established in Regent Street in 1861 furniture maker
upholsterer
decorative artist
appraiser
Grindlay & Co. banker banker
Jenkins & Co. carver, gilder, mirror maker carver
gilder
mirror maker
framer
printseller
Levy, Joseph & Co. furniture merchant, upholsterer, glassworker furniture merchant
upholsterer
glazier
decorative artist
Mawer & Co. upholsterer, furniture merchant upholsterer
furniture merchant
Mitchell Furniture Co. furniture maker furniture maker
Morris & Co. metalworker metalworker
Mossman, Sons & Co. jeweller, watchmaker, silversmith jeweler
watchmaker
silversmith
Müller & Co. artists' colourman, frame maker, carver colourman
framer
carver
gilder
Oetzmann & Co. upholsterer, furniture maker upholsterer
furniture maker
Paul & Dominic Colnaghi and Co. printseller printseller
Trossaert-Roelants & Co. brazier, decorative artist
Tyler, Aston & Co. metalworker, decorative artist, cutler metalworker
decorative artist
Watson and Co. carver, gilder, decorative artist carver
gilder
decorative artist
Wells & Co. trunk maker, stationer, furniture maker trunk maker
stationer
furniture maker
Westland Safety Lamp Co. lamp maker, gas fitter lamp maker
gas fitter
William Crosby & Co. toymaker, decorative artist, metalworker toy maker
decorative artist
metalworker
Womersley & Co. decorator painter and varnisher
Yates, Haywood & Co. metalworker metalworker
Eleanor Coade mason, decorative artist bricklayer
decorative artist
Wilfrid Coates art dealer, frame maker, gilder art dealer
framer
gilder
restorer
A. F. G. Coe cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Charles Cole carver, gilder, frame maker carver
gilder
framer
D. Cole painter, glazier, grainer painter and varnisher
glazier
grainer
George Cole ironmonger, bell hanger, japanner ironmonger
bell hanger
G. Coleby painter, plumber, glazier painter and varnisher
plumber
glazier
F. & E. Coles upholsterer, real estate agent, undertaker upholsterer
real estate agent
funeral director
rug maker
City of Leeds Training College teacher training college in England
Yorkshire College college that became the University of Leeds
Mortimer Collins British writer (1827–1876) 1827-06-29 1876-07-28 writer
novelist
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7355
R. Collinson printer, bookseller, bookbinder printer
bookseller
bookbinder
stationer
librarian
trunk maker
Archer & Pancoast Manufacturing Company gas fitter, lamp maker, metalworker gas fitter
lamp maker
metalworker
English Stage Company theatre company based at the Royal Court Theatre, London https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
H. Lawrence & Company metalworker, decorative artist, painter metalworker
decorative artist
painter and varnisher
James Shoolbred & Company draper, cabinetmaker, upholsterer draper
cabinetmaker
upholsterer
rug maker
The Standard Folding Bed Company furniture maker furniture maker
E. de Conink carpenter, ébéniste, cabinetmaker carpenter
cabinetmaker
Cyril Connolly British author (1903–1974) 1903-09-10 1974-11-26 literary critic
writer
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439435
Joseph Conrad Polish-British writer (1857–1924) 1857-12-03 1924-08-03 writer
novelist
essayist
screenwriter
science fiction writer
autobiographer
John Constable ironmonger ironmonger
John Constable upholsterer, appraiser, undertaker upholsterer
appraiser
funeral director
Cood painter painter and varnisher
Elizabeth Cook British writer 1952-08-27 writer
William Cookes cabinetmaker, builder, upholsterer cabinetmaker
master builder
upholsterer
William Cooper chandler
John Corbett metalworker, bell hanger metalworker
bell hanger
Frances Cornford English poet (1886–1960) 1886-03-30 1960-08-19 poet
translator
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8525
Charles Cottem chairmaker chair maker
James Cotterell plater, metalworker, leatherworker plater
metalworker
leatherworker
Marmaduke Coules upholsterer upholsterer
C. Cowles cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
funeral director
Gordon Cox English crystallographer and public servant (1906-1996) 1906-04-24 1996-06-23 crystallographer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8395
George Crabbe English poet, surgeon, and clergyman 1754-12-24 1832-02-03 poet
writer
entomologist
surgeon
public health physician
physician
naturalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167026
Henry Crace painter, decorator, gilder painter and varnisher
decorator
gilder
Crake carver, mason carver
bricklayer
T. Cray restorer, decorator restorer
painter and varnisher
William Cribb decorator, carver, gilder painter and varnisher
carver
gilder
mirror maker
printseller
framer
Robert Crickmar cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator 1796 cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
trunk maker
tradesperson
J. F. Crom upholsterer, chairmaker upholsterer
chair maker
J. Cronk upholsterer, appraiser, auctioneer upholsterer
appraiser
auctioneer
funeral director
Thomas Crosby chairmaker chair maker
Kevin Crossley-Holland English writer and translator 1941-02-07 writer
librettist
novelist
author
poet
children's writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8443
J. du Croz glassworker, potter, decorative artist glazier
potter
decorative artist
William Bunting Crump botanist (1868-1950) 1868 1950 botanist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/397502
W. & E. Curtiss builder, decorator, upholsterer master builder
painter and varnisher
upholsterer
Henry Céard French writer and playwright (1851-1924) 1851-11-19 1924-08-16 writer
playwright
poet
naturalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6924
Peter Dale British writer 1938-08-21 poet
translator
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8447
James Dalton clergyman and botanist (1764-1843) 1764-11-14 1843-01-02 botanist
vicar
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7357
John Damerel wholesale retail and furnishing ironmonger
RJC Dance Black dance organisation for young people
G. Daniell trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
Johnston, Brookes, Hector & Davidson brazier, lamp maker brazier
lamp maker
John Armstrong Davison classical philologist 1906 1996 classical philologist
Father Thomas Dawson Irish priest priest https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7300
B. Day decorative artist decorative artist
Parker Day cabinetmaker, upholsterer, furniture merchant cabinetmaker
upholsterer
furniture merchant
rug maker
W. B. Dear cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
decorator
Paul Dehn English screenwriter (1912-1976) 1912-11-05 1976-09-30 screenwriter
film producer
librettist
film actor
film screenwriter
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8523
Delatre furniture merchant furniture merchant
Denne chronometer maker, clockmaker, watchmaker chronometer maker
clockmaker
watchmaker
Taelman-Van Dereke metalworker, locksmith metalworker
locksmith
Emile Devigne iron worker ironworker
George Devine British theatre manager, producer and director (1910-1966) 1910-11-20 1966-01-20 actor
film actor
stage actor
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
J. Devriendt-Ghert painter, decorator painter and varnisher
decorator
James Dewar cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
A. Dezon upholsterer upholsterer
Survey of English Dialects British dialect survey of England and Wales
Charles Dickens English novelist and social critic (1812–1870) 1812-02-07 1870-06-09 writer
novelist
journalist
social critic
playwright
author
children's writer
editor
prose writer
botanist
short story writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8625
William Dickie stationer stationer
Oswald A.W. Dilke British classical philologist (1915–1993) 1915-04-26 1993-07-10 classical philologist
classical scholar
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6920
Bonamy Dobrée British academic and author, in active service during World War One (1891-1974) 1891-02-02 1974-09-03 military personnel
literature teacher
academic
writer
university teacher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8449
William Dobson ironmonger, stationer, cutler ironmonger
stationer
knife maker
Criswick & Dolman frame maker, decorator, restorer framer
decorator
restorer
Keith Douglas British writer 1920-01-24 1944-06-09 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8451
James Dowell cabinetmaker, joiner, upholsterer cabinetmaker
joiner
upholsterer
John Drinkwater British writer (1882–1937) 1882-06-01 1937-03-25 poet
playwright
screenwriter
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8453
Juliette Drouet French actress (1806–1883) 1806-04-10 1883-05-11 actor https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/499359
Thomas Beveridge Duncan Lord Mayor of Leeds, 1919-20 Lord Mayor of Leeds https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/383012
William Dunn brazier, lamp maker, oil merchant brazier
lamp maker
oil merchant
Charles Dunning builder, decorator, upholsterer master builder
decorator
upholsterer
plumber
William Dunning cabinetmaker, chairmaker, undertaker cabinetmaker
chair maker
funeral director
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
A. Durin teacher teacher
T. F. Eagles decorative artist, japanner decorative artist
japanner
Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education United Kingdom teacher association https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7155
The Association for Science Education professional association in the United Kingdom for teachers of science https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167055
Douglas Rous Edwardes-Ker 1886 1979
David Edwards trunk maker trunk maker
James Egan furniture maker , cabinetmaker, decorative artist furniture maker
cabinetmaker
decorative artist
Jason Elam cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
framer
E. Eley plumber, gas fitter, metalworker plumber
gas fitter
metalworker
George Eliot English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880) 1819-11-22 1880-12-22 novelist
translator
philosopher
writer
poet
journalist
essayist
editor
Ebenezer Elliott British poet 1781-03-17 1849-12-01 poet
author
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7363
Thomas Ellison turner, barometer maker, thermometer maker turner
scientific instrument maker
Soper's Drapery Emporium draper draper
Thomas Ethell cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
Friederich Wilhelm Eurich German bacteriologist 1867 1945 bacteriologist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/163617
W. Evans bricklayer, plasterer bricklayer
plasterer
W. & P. Evans restorer, carver, gilder restorer
carver
gilder
framer
Gavin Ewart English poet 1916-02-04 1995-10-23 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/629663
B. Ewens carver, gilder, mirror maker carver
gilder
mirror maker
framer
printseller
colourman
Barnabas Exton engraver, carver, gilder engraver
carver
gilder
mirror maker
framer
insurance broker
Charles Fairfax English antiquary 1597-03-05 1673-12-22 genealogist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8012
Cottingley Fairies series of photographs
Sheridan Le Fanu Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels 1814-08-28 1873-02-07 lawyer
writer
journalist
jurist
Wang Fanxi Chinese revolutionary (1907-2002) 1907-03-16 2002-12-30 politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8644
Richard Farmer undertaker, upholsterer, cabinetmaker funeral director
upholsterer
cabinetmaker
B. Farringdon ironmonger, locksmith, gas fitter ironmonger
locksmith
gas fitter
bell hanger
T. Feetam cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
Thomas Ferrier painter, artists' colourman painter and varnisher
colourman
St George's Fields former cemetery in Leeds
E. Lefevere Fils saddler, coach maker, trunk maker saddler
coach maker
trunk maker
leatherworker
V. de Roo & Fils metalworker, locksmith metalworker
locksmith
Ronald Firbank English novelist (1886-1926) 1886-01-17 1926-05-21 writer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7385
James Elroy Flecker poet (1884-1915) 1884-11-05 1915-01-03 poet
diplomat
novelist
playwright
writer
translator
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7367
Flintoft glassworker, potter, decorative artist glazier
potter
decorative artist
Flood upholsterer, cabinetmaker, chairmaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
chair maker
funeral director
Ah Foo carpenter, cabinetmaker carpenter
cabinetmaker
Hannah Pease Ford Ford, Hannah Pease (1814-1886), Quaker 1814-12-06 1886-03-21
Robert Lawson Ford Ford, Robert Lawson (1809-1878), solicitor, Quaker 1809-02-08 1878 solicitor
Samuel Forsaith trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
Frances Arnold Forster (1857–1921), UK ecclesiastical historian 1857-08-07 1921 historian
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7494
John Forster painter, gilder painter and varnisher
gilder
David Forsyth Forsyth, David (1844–1934), headmaster and educationist 1844 1934
Will Foster (1864-1955) British Poet 1864 1955 poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7305
E. Fox glassworker, lamp maker, decorative artist glazier
lamp maker
decorative artist
Cheryl Frances-Hoad British composer 1980 composer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/105185
Angus McKay Fraser (1928-2001), Scottish writer 1928-03-10 2001-05-27 writer
civil servant
politician
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/96795
George French auctioneer, appraiser, real estate agent auctioneer
appraiser
real estate agent
Vauvray Frères bronzeworker, clockmaker, lamp maker brazier
clockmaker
lamp maker
Roy Fuller British writer (1912–1991) 1912-02-11 1991-09-27 translator
poet
solicitor
university teacher
children's writer
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8455
J. Fullford painter, plumber, glazier painter and varnisher
plumber
glazier
AlbRus Furniture furniture maker furniture maker
Gale ironmonger, locksmith, bell hanger ironmonger
locksmith
bell hanger
Albert Gallichan Collector 1930-07-23 2001-08-18 collector
advertising person
H. R. Gardiner watercolourist watercolorist
Edward Gardner British politician (1912-2001) 1912-05-10 2001-08-02
2001-08-22
politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8707
Henry & John Gardner gas fitter, oil merchant, chandler gas fitter
oil merchant
lamp maker
glazier
decorative artist
Walter Garstang British zoologist 1868-02-09 1949-02-23 zoologist
marine biologist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5892
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell British author 1810-09-29 1865-11-12 writer
novelist
biographer
William Gaskill British theatre director 1930-06-24 2016 theatrical director https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8378
John Gawsworth British writer (1912–1970) 1912-06-29 1970-09-23 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8457
Gazet-Heltzel chandler, oil merchant, grocer oil merchant
grocer
Ambrose Gedge upholsterer, decorator upholsterer
painter and varnisher
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson British poet (1878–1962) 1878-10-02 1962-05-26 writer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8461
Thomas Gilbert cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
Edward Gilks designer, lithographer designer
lithographer
John Gill cabinetmaker, chairmaker cabinetmaker
chair maker
James Glass lamp maker, gas fitter lamp maker
gas fitter
Robert Gleadow ironmonger ironmonger
Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk British politician 1830-12-27 1908-11-24 politician
journalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6819
Jon Glover (Poet and academic) 1943 poet
academic
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8639
George Goddard goldsmith, cutler, silversmith goldsmith
knife maker
silversmith
plater
jeweler
Doris Goerner textile designer, lecturer (1928-2013) 1928 2013-07-04 textile designer
lecturer
writer
Thomas Goode cabinetmaker, chairmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
chair maker
upholsterer
funeral director
real estate agent
appraiser
E. V. Gordon Canadian philologist (1896–1938) 1896-02-14 1938 linguist
philologist
university teacher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/376715
Ida Gordon British academic 1907 1938 Scandinavian studies scholar https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/376715
Edmund Gosse English poet, author and critic (1849–1928) 1849-09-21 1928-05-16 poet
librarian
literary critic
art historian
translator
literary historian
writer
Charles Larcom Graves Irish-born editor and author (1856-1944), largely resident in England, Robert Graves's uncle 1856 1944 writer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7369
W. C. Graygoose appraiser, undertaker, furniture maker appraiser
funeral director
furniture merchant
Arthur George Green English organic chemist 1864 1941-09-12 chemist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6582
H. Green mirror maker, restorer, carver mirror maker
restorer
carver
gilder
Henry Green English novelist (1905-1973) 1905-10-29 1973-12-13 writer
novelist
industrialist
prose writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8401
William Green trunk maker, stationer, furniture maker trunk maker
stationer
furniture maker
Graham Greene British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991) 1904-10-02 1991-04-03 writer
novelist
playwright
journalist
screenwriter
autobiographer
children's writer
spy
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8653
Augusta, Lady Gregory Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932) 1852-03-15 1932-05-22 linguist
poet
playwright
translator
autobiographer
diarist
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8459
Frances Griffiths British photographer 1907-09-04 1986-07-11 photographer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8705
W. Grimerd trunk maker trunk maker
Joseph Grindley trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
John Grundy English civil engineer (1719–1783) 1719 1783 civil engineer
engineer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7966
Meeks and Gummery upholsterer, cabinetmaker, chairmaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
chair maker
carver
turner
Boucher & Guy glassworker, potter, decorative artist glazier
potter
decorative artist
W. de Haan decorative artist, lamp maker decorative artist
lamp maker
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane British politician (1856-1928) 1856-07-30 1928-08-19 politician
lawyer
judge
jurist
philosopher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7371
1st White Cloth Hall cloth hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
2nd White Cloth Hall building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3rd White Cloth Hall market hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Bedford & Hall glassworker, decorative artist glazier
decorative artist
Bodington Hall former halls of residence
Charles Morris Hall building at Leeds University
Devonshire Hall building at Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Eshton Hall house in Eshton, Craven, England, UK https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5111
John William Hall British grocer and draper (1842-1929) 1842 1929 draper
grocer
writer
Lyddon Hall building at Leeds University
Tetley Hall hall of residence in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Weetwood Hall hotel in Leeds
Michael Hamburger British translator, poet, critic, memoirist and academic (1924–2007) 1924-03-22 2007-06-07 translator
poet
literary critic
memoirist
university teacher
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8463
R. Hammond mason, bricklayer, plasterer bricklayer
plastering
S. Hammond coach maker coach maker
Hancock jeweller, silversmith, cutler jeweler
silversmith
knife maker
T. Handford trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth British politician (1923-1981) 1923-08-31 1981-09-28 politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167049
Sophie Hannah British poet and novelist 1971-06-28 writer
children's writer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8818
David Hare British playwright, screenwriter and theatre and film director (1947- ) 1947-06-05 playwright
screenwriter
film director
theatrical director
writer
actor
television director
film producer
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood British noble (1923-2011) 1923-02-07 2011-07-12 aristocrat
autobiographer
musicologist
music critic
music historian
businessperson
politician
author
magazine editor
theatre manager
editor
patron of the arts
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
Thomas Harris draper, decorator, carpet maker draper
painter and varnisher
rug maker
R. Harrison carver, mason carver
bricklayer
Tony Harrison British poet and playwright (born 1937) 1937-04-30 poet
playwright
translator
film director
W. Harrison sign painter letter painter
G. Harrow trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
John Frearby Haslam (1811-1850) Christian missionary 1811 1850 missionary https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8046
George Hastwell furniture maker furniture maker
Taunton & Hatton metalworker, furniture maker metalworker
furniture maker
John Hawkings upholsterer, auctioneer, appraiser upholsterer
auctioneer
appraiser
funeral director
Edward Healey wire worker wire worker
Seamus Heaney Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013) 1939-04-13 2013-08-30 playwright
translator
linguist
poet
writer
university teacher
actor
author
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8473
Hearn bookseller, bookbinder, stationer bookseller
bookbinder
stationer
trunk maker
John Heath-Stubbs English poet and translator (1918–2006) 1918-07-09 2006-12-26 poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8503
Thomas Hedley joiner, cabinetmaker, upholsterer joiner
cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
Felicia Hemans English poet (1793-1835) 1793-09-25 1835-05-16 poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7373
J. Henry painter, sign painter painter and varnisher
letter painter
M. C. Hepburn metalworker, bell hanger, gas fitter metalworker
bell hanger
gas fitter
Rayner Heppenstall British writer (1911-1981) 1911-07-27 1981-05-23 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8475
A. P. Herbert British politician (1890-1971) 1890-09-24 1971-11-11 politician
barrister
novelist
writer
playwright
political activist
Jocelyn Herbert British artist and stage designer (1917-2003) 1917-02-22 2003-05-06 artist
costume designer
production designer
theatre designer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
Thomas Kibble Hervey British poet and critic (1799–1859) 1799-02-04 1859-02-27 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8359
James Heskett printseller, stationer printseller
stationer
William Hey English surgeon (1736-1819) 1736-08-23 1819-03-23 politician
surgeon
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/487649
William Hey British surgeon (1772-1844) 1772-02-19 1844-03 surgeon https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/487649
J. G. Heynderickx ébéniste, cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Henry Heynes decorative artist decorative artist
Joseph Hick carver, gilder, frame maker carver
gilder
framer
mirror maker
painter and varnisher
japanner
Geoffrey Hill English poet (1932–2016) 1932-06-18 2016-06-30 poet
writer
university teacher
playwright
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8501
John Marshman Hill carver, gilder, mirror maker carver
gilder
mirror maker
framer
art dealer
Nicholas Hill English philosopher 1570 1610 philosopher https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8724
Hermann Christian Hillmann 1910-12-24 1990-10-24 economist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7084
Tradespeople with cards in the John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History Traders mainly in metalwork trades from MS 2241/4, Leeds University Library. Primarily located in London and Birmingham, GB.
J. Hittemans furniture maker, chairmaker furniture maker
chair maker
John Hodgson teacher (1927-1997) 1927 1997 teacher https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7978
George Holden Church of England clergyman and biblical scholar 1783 1865 cleric
biblical scholar
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/166914
William Holland ironmonger, bell hanger, grocer ironmonger
bell hanger
grocer
oil merchant
knife maker
George Holmes English archivist and editor 1662 1749 archivist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8008
Samuel Holmes metalworker metalworker
Park Honan American academic (1928-2014) 1928-09-17 2014-09-27 writer
biographer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/485254
Hopkins printseller printseller
Kenneth Hopkins (1914-1988) poet, novelist 1914 1988 poet
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8529
T. W. Hopkins trunk maker, stationer, decorative artist trunk maker
stationer
decorative artist
J. Hornblow trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
John Hosking ironmonger, japanner, cutler ironmonger
japanner
knife maker
N. Hosking trunk maker, metalworker, furniture maker trunk maker
metalworker
furniture maker
leatherworker
Compton House draper, outfitter, furniture merchant draper
tailor
furniture merchant
Northern House Publishing Press; pamphlet poems https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/18467
T. Houseman carpenter, joiner, wire workers carpenter
wire worker
Alexander and Howell furniture merchant, cabinetmaker furniture merchant
cabinetmaker
Walter Howes lamp maker lamp maker
Hubie trunk maker trunk maker
John Hudson decorator, stationer painter and varnisher
stationer
William Henry Hudson British-Argentinian ornithologist (1841-1924) 1841-08-04 1922-08-18 ornithologist
novelist
screenwriter
writer
naturalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8507
Blythe, Hamilton & Hughes upholsterer upholsterer
Glyn Hughes British writer 1935 2011 poet
writer
playwright
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8511
Doveston, Bird & Hull decorator, cabinetmaker, upholsterer painter and varnisher
cabinetmaker
upholsterer
L. Hunse ironmonger ironmonger
Leigh Hunt British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859) 1784-10-19 1859-08-28 journalist
poet
autobiographer
literary critic
translator
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7403
William Hunt upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
appraiser
turner
painter and varnisher
William Holman Hunt Pre-Raphaelite artist (1827-1910) 1827-04-02 1910-09-07 painter
autobiographer
etcher
architectural draftsperson
illustrator
artist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7379
Joseph Hunter British antiquarian 1783-02-06 1861-05-09 antiquarian
archivist
historian
William Hunter upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
auctioneer
appraiser
Moore & Hunton cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Grant & Hurley upholsterer, cabinetmaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
Thomas Hutchinson Irish literary editor, critic and scholar 1850 literary critic https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7405
Julian Huxley British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author (1887–1975) 1887-06-22 1975-02-14 evolutionary biologist
ethologist
writer
professor
philosopher
physiologist
biologist
film director
William Höfler furniture merchant, metalworker, decorative artist furniture merchant
metalworker
decorative artist
rug maker
John Ingram furniture maker, undertaker furniture maker
funeral director
Christopher Isherwood English-American novelist (1904-1986) 1904-08-26 1986-01-04 writer
screenwriter
novelist
university teacher
autobiographer
playwright
gay fiction writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439575
Max Isserlin German university teacher and neurologist (1879-1941) 1879-03-01 1941-02-04 university teacher
neurologist
Edmund Ives cabinetmaker, chairmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
chair maker
upholsterer
funeral director
painter and varnisher
H. G. Izon trunk maker trunk maker
Jackson Polish maker polish maker
Charles Jackson carpenter, joiner, undertaker carpenter
joiner
funeral director
trunk maker
Chucks & Jackson plumber, painter, glazier plumber
painter and varnisher
glazier
Holbrook Jackson British journalist (1874-1948) 1874-12-31 1948-06-16 journalist
literary critic
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8509
Naomi Jacob British writer and actress (1884-1964) 1884-07-01 1964-08-27 actor
writer
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/441217
R. Jaekel furniture maker furniture maker
Thomas James trunk maker, undertaker, metalworker trunk maker
funeral director
metalworker
furniture maker
David Jenkins bishop (1925-2016) 1925-01-26 2016-09-04 Anglican priest
academic
writer
faculty member
politician
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7128
J. Jenkins trunk maker trunk maker
Thomas Jeremy upholsterer upholsterer
Jones metalworker, glassworker, jeweller metalworker
glazier
jeweler
knife maker
decorative artist
George Jones iron worker ironworker
Thomas Jordan carver, decorative artist carver
decorative artist
H. Joseph carpenter, joiner, furniture maker carpenter
joiner
furniture maker
Amédée Joubert upholsterer upholsterer
Joshua Jowett ironmonger, japanner, cutler ironmonger
japanner
knife maker
George Allen, Junior metalworker, bell hanger metalworker
bell hanger
James Del Vecchio, Junior carver, gilder, mirror maker carver
gilder
mirror maker
decorative artist
framer
restorer
John Tye, Junior engraver, printer engraver
printer
William Chapple, Junior trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
J. Kendall saddler, trunk maker, leatherworker saddler
trunk maker
leatherworker
Percy Fry Kendall British geologist (1856–1936) 1856-11-15
1856
1936-03-19
1936
geologist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5529
Anna Gordon Keown English author and poet 1899 1957 novelist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8515
Thomas Kerr upholsterer, cabinetmaker, real estate agent upholsterer
cabinetmaker
real estate agent
funeral director
T. Kerslake wire worker wire worker
Killick upholsterer, cabinetmaker, decorator upholsterer
cabinetmaker
painter and varnisher
auctioneer
appraiser
funeral director
Rudyard Kipling English writer and poet (1865–1936) 1865-12-30 1936-01-18 writer
poet
novelist
war correspondent
children's writer
autobiographer
screenwriter
journalist
science fiction writer
John Kirkby Church of England clergyman and grammarian 1705 1754 cleric
grammarian
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7990
James Kirkup British writer (1918–2009) 1918-04-23 2009-05-10 translator
writer
university teacher
poet
journalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8505
John, James William & Henry Knapp carver, mason, builder carver
bricklayer
master builder
A. Kneib cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Knight upholsterer, cabinetmaker, auctioneer upholsterer
cabinetmaker
auctioneer
appraiser
real estate agent
funeral director
G. Wilson Knight English literary critic and academic 1897-09-19 1985-03-20 literary critic https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8535
Kohaut-Drieghe cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Jacob Kramer British artist (1892-1962) 1892-12-26 1962-02-04 painter https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8543
Rudolf Laban Austrian choreographer (1879-1958) 1879-12-15 1958-07-01 choreographer
ballet dancer
dancer
theatrologist
John F. Lacourt carpenter, ébéniste, cabinetmaker carpenter
cabinetmaker
stationer
David Laing painter, plumber, glazier painter and varnisher
plumber
glazier
gas fitter
Thomas Lakin builder, cabinetmaker, upholsterer master builder
cabinetmaker
upholsterer
William & Abraham Lambley trunk maker, furniture maker , decorative artist trunk maker
furniture maker
decorative artist
Martin Lammert furniture merchant furniture merchant
Walter Savage Landor English writer, poet, and activist (1775–1864) 1775-01-30 1864-09-17 poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7412
de Landtsheer-Duez decorative artist, lamp maker, metalworker decorative artist
lamp maker
metalworker
Richard Langford upholsterer, cabinetmaker, mirror maker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
mirror maker
rug maker
G. & J. Lawrence trunk maker, stationer, furniture maker trunk maker
stationer
furniture maker
Cecil Howard Lay British poet 1885 1956 architect
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8545
Albert Edward Leak textile manufacturer 1875 1931 textile manufacturer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5996
J. Lear brush maker, turner, cooper brushmaker
turner
cooper
Hermione Lee British academic 1948-02-29 literary critic
university teacher
biographer
writer
philologist
scholar of English
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/376657
Harry Legge-Bourke British politician (1914-1973) 1914-05-16 1973-05-21 politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167051
Lejeune ébéniste cabinetmaker
John Bedford Leno Chartist, Radical and poet (1826-1894) 1826-06-29 1894-10-31 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8747
May Sybil Leslie English chemist (1887–1937) 1887-08-14 1937-07-03 chemist
Oscar Lewenstein British theatre and film producer 1917-01-18
1917
1997-02-23 theatrical director
film producer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
Peter Lichtenfels (1949-) Theatre Director 1949 theatrical director https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7401
Peter Liddle historian 1934-12-26 writer
William Lily 15th/16th-century English classical grammarian and scholar 1468 1522-02-25 school teacher https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7994
W. Line cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
Andy Lipman British Television Producer and Writer 1952 1997 television producer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/506474
J. Van Lippelo ébéniste, cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
James Little upholsterer, cabinetmaker, decorator upholsterer
cabinetmaker
painter and varnisher
Samuel Lodge doctor (1867-1934) 1867 1934 physician
Loton glazier, painter glazier
painter and varnisher
Samuel Lovatt cabinetmaker, upholsterer, broker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
broker
appraiser
furniture merchant
rug maker
Maple & Co. Ltd furniture maker furniture maker
Maw, Till, Kirke & Co. Ltd upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
draper
tailor
rug maker
Robsons Ltd furniture merchant, carpet maker furniture merchant
rug maker
Simmon's Furniture Store Ltd furniture merchant furniture merchant
W. Ludlow lamp maker lamp maker
Pells & Luggate ironmonger ironmonger
Tony Lynes 1929 2014-10-12 https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/483010
L. & S. Lövinson furniture maker furniture maker
Maarten Maartens Dutch writer, writing in English (1858-1915) 1858-08-15 1915-08-03 poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7420
Hugh MacDiarmid Scottish poet, pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve (1892–1978) 1892-08-11 1978-09-09 linguist
poet
politician
translator
journalist
writer
literary critic
biographer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8547
MacLure & MacDonald lithographer lithographer
John Mackendrick (1946-1979) British Poet 1946 1979 playwright https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8549
(The) Review Magazine (1962-1972), Literary Magazine https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8581
The London Magazine British literary periodical https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6614
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5856
Thomas Roper Major ironmonger floruit 1833-1837 ironmonger
W. Malkin ironmonger, bell hanger ironmonger
bell hanger
Edmund Stansfield Mallett British engineer (1923-2004) 1923-04-21 2004-08-08 engineer
Maltwood trunk maker trunk maker
James Alexander Manson 1851 1921 editor https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7307
Marriott upholsterer, undertaker upholsterer
funeral director
George Marris furniture merchant, cabinetmaker, upholsterer furniture merchant
cabinetmaker
upholsterer
rug maker
Benjamin Marsh metalworker, decorative artist, lamp maker metalworker
decorative artist
lamp maker
James Garth Marshall British politician (1802-1873) 1802-02-20 1873-10-22 politician
manufacturer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7418
John Masefield English poet and writer (1878–1967) 1878-06-01 1967-05-12 poet
writer
children's writer
journalist
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8374
Sydney Matthewman (1902-?) British Poet and Printer 1902 printer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8681
L. Matthys saddlers, trunk maker, leatherworker saddler
trunk maker
leatherworker
Alf Mattison socialist, local historian and photographer in Leeds 1868 1944
Alfred Mattison (1868-1944), British historian 1868 1944 local historian https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/164123
Aylmer Maude translator (1858-1938) 1858 1938 translator https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5378
Aylmer and Louise Maude English translators https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5378
J. McIntosh plasterer plastering
Frances McNeil English novelist novelist
William Meakin plumber, painter, sign painter plumber
painter and varnisher
letter painter
glazier
Leeds School of Medicine medical school at the University of Leeds
James Mein cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
Felix Mendelssohn German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809–1847) 1809-02-03 1847-11-04 composer
pianist
organist
conductor
musicologist
music educator
university teacher
painter
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439889
D. Meredew furniture maker furniture maker
George Meredith British novelist and poet (1828–1909) 1828-02-12 1909-05-18 writer
poet
novelist
prose writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/278104
Louis Compton Miall Fullerian Professor of Physiology & Comparative Anatomy (1904-1906) 1842-09-12
1842
1921-02-21
1921
zoologist
botanist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439891
William Robert Middlebrook chemist, researcher (1915-1982) 1915-11-25 1982 chemist
researcher
Ralph Miliband 1924-1994 Marxist theorist 1924-01-07 1994-05-21 sociologist
university teacher
political scientist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/63617
Mill cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Michael Millgate Canadian philologist 1929 philologist
university teacher
scholar of English
Barron & Mills brazier, decorative artist brazier
decorative artist
Paul Mills (1948) British poet, playwright and critic 1948 poet
playwright
critic
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8553
Arthur C. Millson metalworker, furniture maker metalworker
furniture maker
Thomas Mist ironmonger ironmonger
William Mole decorative artist, metalworker, lamp maker decorative artist
metalworker
lamp maker
The Moot WW2-era Christian political discussion circle https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8551
Dom Moraes Indian English-language writer and poet 1938-07-19 2004-06-02 poet
journalist
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8555
William Gordon Curtis Morgan (1892-) Welsh Writer 1892 writer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8577
Morris turner, cabinetmaker turner
cabinetmaker
Blake Morrison Poet and author 1950-10-08 poet
writer
novelist
author
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8557
Morton frame maker, restorer framer
restorer
Robert Jackson & John Moser ironmonger, bell hanger, japanner ironmonger
bell hanger
japanner
Thomas Moult British writer (1893–1974) 1893 1974 poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7309
Berkeley Moynihan British Army general and surgeon 1865-10-02 1936-09-07 military physician
surgeon
politician
Paul Muldoon Irish poet 1951-06-20 poet
university teacher
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8539
Adam Murgatroyd trunk maker, undertaker, leatherworker trunk maker
funeral director
leatherworker
Boulter's Museum book dealer, collector, art dealer bookseller
collector
art dealer
Leeds College of Music music conservatoire in Leeds, England https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7001
De Lay - De Muyttere lithographer lithographer
F. de Neef glazier, painter, decorator glazier
painter and varnisher
Turner, Abbott and Newbury potters, glassworker, enameller potter
glazier
enameler
gilder
decorative artist
George Nicholls British Poor Law Commissioner (1781-1865) 1781-12-31 1865-03-24 https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7013
J. P. & J. Nichols broker, appraiser, upholsterer broker
appraiser
upholsterer
cabinetmaker
Robert Nichols English writer (1893–1944) 1893-09-06 1944-12-17 novelist
writer
war poet
playwright
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8721
Florence Nightingale English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910) 1820-05-12 1910-08-13 nurse
statistician
writer
politician
teacher
sociologist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/504682
P. & J. Nimmo brazier brazier
Quarrill & Niner lamp maker, glassworker, oil merchant lamp maker
glazier
oil merchant
decorative artist
R. Norman tradesperson, locksmith, bell hanger, letter cutter, smoke jack manufacturer, stove grate manufacturer locksmith
bell hanger
letter-cutter
smoke jack manufacturer
stove grate manufacturer
Elizabeth North North, Elizabeth (1932-2010), author, teacher 1932 2010 writer
teacher
Opera North English opera company based in Leeds https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/44646
J. Nutt carver, mason carver
bricklayer
Seán O'Casey Irish writer (1880-1964) 1880-03-30 1964-09-18 playwright
screenwriter
poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8487
Philip O'Connor British writer and surrealist poet (1916–1998) 1916-09-08 1998-05-29 writer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8040
Cyril Leslie Oakley British pathologist and bacteriologist (1907-1975) 1907-06-20 1975-03-27 pathologist
bacteriologist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5430
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
John Collingwood Onions bellows maker bellows maker
Urgunge Onon Mongolian historian and mongolist 1920-01-01 2015-12-01 historian
Alfred Richard Orage British politician (1873-1934) 1873-01-22 1934-11-06 philosopher
publisher
journalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7315
D. Orme engraver engraver
John Osborne English playwright (1929-1994) 1929-12-12 1994-12-24 actor
playwright
screenwriter
writer
film actor
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
John Osborne trunk maker, cabinetmaker trunk maker
cabinetmaker
T. Ovenden builder, carpenter, undertaker master builder
carpenter
funeral director
wire worker
C. Overy plumber, painter, glazier plumber
painter and varnisher
glazier
Pace turner turner
Barry Pain British writer (1864-1928) 1864-09-28 1928-05-05 journalist
novelist
humorist
short story writer
crime fiction writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7427
John Parker builder, cabinetmaker, decorator master builder
cabinetmaker
painter and varnisher
W. D. Parkhouse ironmonger, bell hanger, japanner ironmonger
bell hanger
japanner
knife maker
Henry Pass trunk maker, undertaker trunk maker
funeral director
Walter Pater English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894) 1839-08-04 1894-07-30 art historian
writer
novelist
professor
literary critic
essayist
art critic
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8753
John Le Patourel Guernsey historian (1909–1981) 1909-07-29 1981-07-22 historian https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6545
Tom Paulin Northern Irish poet 1949-01-25 poet
playwright
literary critic
writer
literary theorist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8541
C. Payne ironmonger, bell hanger, gas fitter ironmonger
bell hanger
gas fitter
Florence Mary Woodruffe Peacock British writer 1855 1900 writer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7429
W. Pearce gas fitter, lamp maker gas fitter
lamp maker
John Pearse ironmonger, plumber, watchmaker ironmonger
plumber
watchmaker
clockmaker
Edgar Allison Peers Scholar in Hispanic Studies and educationist 1891-05-07 1952-12-21 Hispanist
translator
university teacher
romanist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167059
James Michael Pencheon consultant psychiatrist 1924-10-04 1982-11-07 psychiatrist
historian
Richard Perkins upholsterer, cabinetmaker, mirror maker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
mirror maker
appraiser
funeral director
Jonathan Perry upholsterer, appraiser, cabinetmaker upholsterer
appraiser
cabinetmaker
auctioneer
Taylors & Perry goldsmith, silversmith, jeweller goldsmith
silversmith
jeweler
toy maker
decorative artist
Kim Philby KGB mole for the Soviet Union 1912-01-01 1988-05-11 spy
journalist
opinion journalist
intelligence officer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439441
Edward Phipson metalworker, furniture maker metalworker
furniture maker
H. Pickstock joiner, builder, cabinetmaker joiner
master builder
cabinetmaker
painter and varnisher
decorator
John Pinner auctioneer, appraiser, undertaker auctioneer
appraiser
funeral director
Thomas Platt carver, gilder carver
gilder
Leeds Playhouse theatre company in Leeds, England
William Plowman ironmonger, oil merchant, artists' colourman ironmonger
oil merchant
colourman
locksmith
bell hanger
knife maker
W. Plummer ironmonger, artists' colourman, oil merchant ironmonger
colourman
oil merchant
gas fitter
japanner
knife maker
J. G. Pluys-Costermans grocer, furniture maker grocer
furniture maker
H. C. Pocock upholsterer, cabinetmaker, remover upholsterer
cabinetmaker
mover
rug maker
insurance broker
Pennine Poets Published writers
Greville Poke Poke, Greville John (1912–2000), arts administrator 1912 2000 arts administrator https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
William Pollard (fl. 1615) British Author writer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8002
H. de Potter painter painter and varnisher
Henry Povey chandler, grocer, oil merchant grocer
oil merchant
Prandi carver, gilder, mirror maker carver
gilder
mirror maker
framer
instrument maker
Enitharmon Press British Publishers https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/499846
The Greville Press British publishers, poetry press https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8036
The Waywiser Press Book publishing company specialising in modern poetry and fiction
Reginald Dawson Preston biophysicist 1908-07-21 2000-05-03 https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8489
Thomas Price painter painter and varnisher
Louis Le Prince French artist and cinematographer, pioneer of cinema 1841-08-28
1842-08-28
No/unknown value inventor
film director
cinematographer
chemist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439720
Marrick Priory priory in Marrick, North Yorkshire, England, UK https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/114284
William Puckle bronze worker brazier
H. L. Pullin saddler, trunk maker, leatherworker saddler
trunk maker
leatherworker
Rodney Pybus (1938) Poet 1938 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8765
J. F. Vandereecken Père auctioneer auctioneer
Q437224 British novelist (1933–2024) 1933-05-10 2024-11-24 writer
novelist
author
Thomas De Quincey British author (1785-1859) 1785-08-15 1859-12-08 linguist
journalist
writer
novelist
translator
autobiographer
prose writer
essayist
literary critic
philosopher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7377
Edward Radclyffe carver, gilder carver
gilder
Edward & A. Radclyffe art dealer, frame maker, restorer art dealer
framer
restorer
decorative artist
W. & T. Radclyffe engraver, printer, stationer engraver
printer
stationer
bookbinder
printseller
Arthur Ransome English author and journalist (1884–1967) 1884-01-18 1967-06-03 journalist
writer
children's writer
illustrator
collector of fairy tales
translator
Dorothy Una Ratcliffe British poet and socialite 1887-04-20 1967-11-20 poet
Kathleen Raven British nurse, matron, government health official, health care engineer and educational philanthropist 1910-11-09 1999-04-19 nurse https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/500026
Benedict Read British art historian 1945 2016-10-20 art historian https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/380550
Herbert Edward Read English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968) 1893-12-04
1893-11-04
1968-06-12 art historian
poet
writer
philosopher
anarchist
literary critic
critic
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8803
Piers Paul Read British writer 1941-03-07 writer
biographer
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8736
Peter Redgrove English writer (1932–2003) 1932-01-02 2003-06-16 writer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8531
Reeder cabinetmaker, chair maker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
chair maker
upholsterer
funeral director
J. J. Rees cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Merlyn Rees British politician (1920-2006) 1920-12-18 2006-01-05 politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8689
Renaud glassworker, decorative artist glazier
decorative artist
H. Reukauff cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
T. Rhys builder, undertaker master builder
funeral director
Richards cabinetmaker, chairmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
chair maker
upholsterer
Francis Richardson wire worker wire worker
Thomas Richardson wire worker wire worker
Thomas Richardson upholsterer, undertaker upholsterer
funeral director
William Richardson brazier brazier
Phene Junior & Rickett upholsterer, appraiser, undertaker upholsterer
appraiser
funeral director
Hancock and Rixon lamp maker, glassworker, decorative artist lamp maker
glazier
decorative artist
John Rizkalla writer (born 1935) 1935 writer
Morley Roberts British writer 1857-12-29 1942-06-08 science fiction writer
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8507
James Robertson ironmonger, japanner, cutler ironmonger
japanner
knife maker
Charles Robinson trunk maker, stationer, furniture maker trunk maker
stationer
furniture maker
Robert Robinson upholsterer, cabinetmaker, auctioneer upholsterer
cabinetmaker
auctioneer
funeral director
J. Robotham cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
painter and varnisher
rug maker
Robert Roe engraver, printer , printseller engraver
printer
printseller
framer
Frederick Rolfe British writer, photographer and historian (1860-1913) 1860-07-22 1913-10-25 writer
photographer
historian
painter
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8479
J. Rose cabinetmaker, upholsterer, decorator cabinetmaker
upholsterer
decorator
funeral director
rug maker
framer
Peter Rose Collector 1927-08-06 2020-11-22 collector
principal lecturer
Philip Rose British baronet (1816–1883) 1816-04-12 1883-04-17 https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7308
Dante Gabriel Rossetti English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882) 1828-05-12 1882-04-09 poet
illustrator
painter
translator
writer
artist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7436
Cecil Roth British historian (1899–1970) 1899-03-05 1970-06-21 historian
pedagogue
university teacher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/114260
A. F. Roulé furniture maker furniture maker
J. Rowe engraver, printer engraver
printer
Jonathan Rowland cabinetmaker, upholsterer, mirror maker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
mirror maker
framer
Ruddock upholsterer, cabinetmaker, real estate agent upholsterer
cabinetmaker
real estate agent
funeral director
Peter Rushforth English teacher and novelist (1945-2005) 1945-02-15 2005-09-25 writer
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6821
John Ruskin English writer and art critic (1819–1900) 1819-02-08 1900-01-20 writer
art critic
art historian
philosopher
painter
sociologist
university teacher
poet
literary critic
architect
journalist
aesthetician
daguerreotypist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8481
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7432
George Russell upholsterer, decorator upholsterer
decorator
Barbara Sabey British road safety engineer 1928 2013-02-24 engineer
researcher
author
Michael Ernest Sadler British historian, educationalist and university administrator (1861-1943) 1861-07-03 1943-10-14 historian
university teacher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6866
George Augustus Sala British journalist (1828-1895) 1828-11-24 1895-12-08 journalist
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7310
George Sandeman cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
Robert Sanderson English Anglican theologian and casuist (1587-1663) 1587-09-19 1663-01-29 writer
theologian
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6734
Siegfried Sassoon English war poet and writer (1886–1967) 1886-09-08 1967-09-01 reporter
writer
military personnel
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8521
Nicholas Saunderson English mathematician 1682-01-01 1739-04-19 mathematician
university teacher
Richard Sayer upholsterer, cabinetmaker, carpenter upholsterer
cabinetmaker
carpenter
funeral director
rug maker
Vernon Scannell British boxer and poet 1922-01-23 2007-11-16 poet
boxer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8567
Percy Scholes British journalist (1877-1958) 1877-07-24 1958-07-31 journalist
music journalist
The Small School (1982-) Hartland, Devon https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8579
British Society for the History of Science learned society devoted to the history of science, technology, and medicine https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/43906
British Society for the Philosophy of Science nonprofit organization in London, United Kingdom
Thomas & George Seddon cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Roger Senhouse publisher 1899 1970 translator
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8571
R. & J. Seymour cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
William Shannon lamp maker, brazier lamp maker
brazier
T. Sharples ironmonger, cutler ironmonger
knife maker
Alexander Shearer trunk maker, leatherworker trunk maker
leatherworker
J. Shepherd trunk maker, undertaker, leatherworker trunk maker
funeral director
leatherworker
William Guy Shepherd (1935-) English poet and translator 1935 2012 poet
translator
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8569
John Sheppard upholsterer, cabinetmaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
I. Sherring ironmonger, gas fitter ironmonger
gas fitter
J. W. J. Shilton cabinetmaker, upholsterer, antique dealer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
dealer
Clement King Shorter English author and critic (1857-1926) 1857-07-19 1926-11-19 journalist
novelist
literary critic
writer
editing staff
civil servant
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8773
Dora Sigerson Shorter Irish poet and sculptor (1866-1918) 1866-08-16 1918-01-06 poet
sculptor
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8771
The South Bank Show ITV art documentary show https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/397575
Thomas W. Sidney painter painter and varnisher
Thomas Silk cabinetmaker, upholsterer, appraiser cabinetmaker
upholsterer
appraiser
Jon Silkin British poet 1930-12-02 1997-11-25 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/18638
W. Simmonds glassworker, decorative artist glazier
decorative artist
Esther Simpson refugee co-ordinator, Secretary Society for the Protection of Science and Learning 1903 1996 pedagogue
violinist
Robin Skelton British poet (1925-1997) 1925-10-12 1997-08-22 writer
poet
Taylor & Skinner carpenter, undertaker carpenter
funeral director
Edward Slater cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
rug maker
Norah Smallwood British publisher 1909 1984 publisher https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8603
Arnold Smith Canadian diplomat (1915-1994) 1915-01-18 1994-02-07 diplomat https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6912
Ken Smith poet (1938-2003) 1938-12-04 2003-06-27 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/13758
Martineau & Smith brazier brazier
Samuel Smith gem carver, decorative artist gem engraver
decorative artist
Warren Smith gas fitter, lamp maker gas fitter
lamp maker
Arthur Smithells British chemist (1860-1939) 1860-05-24 1939-02-08 chemist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167050
William Snell cabinetmaker, upholsterer, auctioneer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
auctioneer
funeral director
Charles de Snerck metalworker metalworker
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Learned society in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6654
Yorkshire Geological Society organization https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167041
Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society Charitable trust
A. Gray & Son tradesperson, fire iron manufacturer fire iron manufacturer
Bedford & Son metalworker, japanner metalworker
japanner
Buzzard & Son painter, glazier painter and varnisher
glazier
Dyte & Son stationer, trunk maker, furniture maker stationer
trunk maker
furniture maker
H. Willett & Son carver, gilder, frame maker carver
gilder
framer
J. Thomas & Son builder, undertaker, cabinetmaker master builder
funeral director
cabinetmaker
upholsterer
glazier
painter and varnisher
John Ponzini & Son carver, gilder, mirror maker carver
gilder
mirror maker
printseller
framer
John Rigby & Son ironmonger, gas fitter, plumber ironmonger
gas fitter
plumber
lamp maker
knife maker
Kendall & Son perfumer, cabinetmaker perfumer
cabinetmaker
Ling & Son cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Miniken & Son upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
Staunton & Son stationer stationer
T. H. Filmer & Son upholsterer, decorator, cabinetmaker upholsterer
painter and varnisher
cabinetmaker
rug maker
funeral director
real estate agent
appraiser
T. Ryland & Son plater plater
Toplis & Son upholsterer, cabinetmaker, chairmaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
chair maker
funeral director
Trickey & Son painter, sign painter, glazier painter and varnisher
letter painter
glazier
Ellett & Sons trunk maker, furniture maker trunk maker
furniture maker
Ginsburg & Sons cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
H. C. Baxter & Sons Antique Dealers https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/503400
Jackson & Sons decorative artist decorative artist
Joshua Taylor & Sons cabinetmaker, upholsterer, auctioneer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
auctioneer
appraiser
funeral director
Robert Southey English romantic poet (1774–1843) 1774-08-12 1843-03-21 writer
poet
historian
biographer
politician
translator
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7438
Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate Nigerian writer 1934-07-13 playwright
poet
translator
novelist
philosopher
essayist
professor
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8575
Sparrow painter, gilder, japanner painter and varnisher
gilder
japanner
bricklayer
decorative artist
Robert Spence English chemist 1905-10-07 1976-03-10 chemist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8637
H. Spriggs wire worker wire worker
New Statesman British political and cultural magazine https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8583
J. Stephenson stained glass artist, glassworker, decorative artist stained-glass artist
glazier
decorative artist
Robert Louis Stevenson Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894) 1850-11-13 1894-12-03 poet
essayist
novelist
short story writer
children's writer
writer
songwriter
Bram Stoker Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912) 1847-11-08
1847-03-08
1912-04-20 writer
journalist
novelist
theatre critic
screenwriter
clerk
theatre manager
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7381
J. C. Stokes plumber, glazier, painter plumber
glazier
painter and varnisher
Edmund Clifton Stoner British physicist (1899–1968) 1899-10-02 1968-12-27 physicist
scientist
university teacher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167064
Joseph Stones trunk maker, furniture maker, decorative artist trunk maker
furniture maker
decorative artist
stationer
J. Strickland ironmonger, gunsmith, japanner ironmonger
gunsmith
japanner
knife maker
F. Strom upholsterer, metalworker upholsterer
metalworker
J. Stubbe saddler, coach maker, trunk maker saddler
coach maker
trunk maker
leatherworker
Joseph Sturge English Quaker, abolitionist and activist; (1793-1859) 1793 1859-05-14 businessperson
abolitionist
Ed and Eule Supli-Delmotte ébéniste, cabinetmaker, dressmaker cabinetmaker
dressmaker
The Times Literary Supplement weekly literary review published in London https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8585
Thomas Surr glassworker, potter, decorative artist glazier
potter
decorative artist
W. Swain chairmaker, cabinetmaker chair maker
cabinetmaker
Swale saddler, leatherworker saddler
leatherworker
Algernon Charles Swinburne English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909) 1837-04-05 1909-04-10 poet
writer
literary critic
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8607
William Sym cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
A. J. A. Symons British writer (1900–1941) 1900-08-16 1941-08-26 biographer
book collector
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8573
Van Hoey Frères & Sœur upholsterer, embroiderer upholsterer
embroiderer
Charles Benjamin Tayler British writer and clergyman 1797 1875 children's writer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8361
Daniel Taylor painter, artists' colourman, oil merchant painter and varnisher
colourman
oil merchant
National Union of Teachers former trade union for schoolteachers in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (1870–2017) https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6770
Association for the Reform of Latin Teaching https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6809
Barry Tebb British poet 1942 poet
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/60772
Tennant decorative artist decorative artist
Alfred Tennyson British Poet Laureate (1809–1892) 1809-08-06 1892-10-06 poet
politician
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7383
William Makepeace Thackeray British novelist (1811–1863) 1811-07-18 1863-12-24 writer
novelist
prose writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7446
Phoenix Dance Theatre dance company in Leeds, West Yorkshire
Royal Court Theatre theatre on Sloane Square, Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/230479
University of Leeds Workshop Theatre On campus theatre for the School of English, University of Leeds https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8042
Society for the Study of Theology learned society for Christian theology based in the United Kingdom https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5877
Angela Thirkell British writer (1890-1961) 1890-01-30 1961-01-29 novelist
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8597
Thomas trunk maker, stationer, furniture maker trunk maker
stationer
furniture maker
decorative artist
Harry Thomas American Academic and Publisher university teacher
editor
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/35578
J. Thomas cabinetmaker, upholsterer, furniture merchant cabinetmaker
upholsterer
furniture merchant
decorative artist
W. H. Thomas ironmonger, bell hanger, locksmith ironmonger
bell hanger
locksmith
gas fitter
japanner
knife maker
William Thomas carver, gilder, painter carver
gilder
painter and varnisher
Thompson plumber, painter, glazier plumber
painter and varnisher
glazier
Thomas Perronet Thompson British parliamentarian, Governor of Sierra Leone and radical reformer 1783-03-15 1869-09-06 politician https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167094
H. Thornton upholsterer, undertaker, furniture merchant upholsterer
funeral director
furniture merchant
John Thurston British manufacturer 1777 1850-08-07 inventor
author
entrepreneur
translator
design engineer
tradesperson
Louis Tiercelin French writer (1846–1915) 1846-09-18 1915-05-31 poet
writer
playwright
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6061
Thomas & John Tijou carver, gilder carver
gilder
William I. Tillman mirror maker, printseller mirror maker
printseller
John Tinsley British bishop (1919-1992) 1919-03-22 1992-07-20 priest https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6580
Ruthven Todd Scottish writer (born 1914-) 1914-06-14 1978-10-11 science fiction writer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167092
J. R. R. Tolkien British writer and philologist (1892–1973) 1892-01-03 1973-09-02 linguist
poet
university teacher
children's writer
translator
literary critic
essayist
military officer
author
writer
historian
illustrator
teacher
prose writer
philologist
novelist
John Tomlinson engraver engraver
Tournay-Stevens upholsterer upholsterer
Syers & Treble carver, gilder, printseller carver
gilder
printseller
mirror maker
framer
William Trevor Irish writer (1928–2016) 1928-05-24 2016-11-20 screenwriter
sculptor
novelist
playwright
translator
writer
short story writer
poet
J. W. & E. Triggs cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
T. Tucker lamp maker, oil merchant lamp maker
oil merchant
Taylor & Tucker metalworker metalworker
Turnbull furniture maker, trunk maker, stationer furniture maker
trunk maker
stationer
furniture merchant
Ben Turner UK Member of Parliament 1863 1942
1942-09-30
politician
trade unionist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/365169
William Barwell Turner phycologist (1845-1917) 1845 1917 botanist https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/167038
William Price Turner (1927-), British poet 1927 1988 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8527
Leeds Arts University university in Leeds, West Yorkshire https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7001
C. Uppill joiner, turner, upholsterer joiner
turner
upholsterer
Charles Edwyn Vaughan British academic; professor of English literature (1854–1922) 1854-02-10 1922-10-08
1922-10-11
teacher https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7046
J. H. Verdoodt chairmaker chair maker
Alberta Vickridge 1890 1963 poet
writer
Dennis Vowles furniture merchant furniture merchant
M. Waldenberg furniture maker furniture maker
James Walker ironmonger, bell hanger ironmonger
bell hanger
W. & J. Walker ironmonger, oil merchant, japanner ironmonger
oil merchant
japanner
knife maker
Oxley Hall Leeds University, And Attached Terrace Walls hall of residence in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
G. Wanger glass engraver glass engraver
J. Ward cabinetmaker, upholsterer, undertaker cabinetmaker
upholsterer
funeral director
furniture merchant
Roger Harold Metford Warner British antiques dealer and collector (1913-2008) 1913-05-03 2008-05-13 dealer
Anglian Water water company that operates in the East of England https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7109
Charles Waterton British naturalist and explorer (1782-1865) 1782-06-03 1865-05-27 explorer
naturalist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8767
Burton & Watson cabinetmaker, upholsterer cabinetmaker
upholsterer
Francis Watson writer (1907-1988) 1907 1988 biographer
critic
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8601
Francis James Watson turner, patternmaker turner
patternmaker
Rosamund Marriott Watson English poet, critic, and editor of the Victorian era 1860-10-06 1911-12-29
1912-01-02
writer
editor
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7448
William Watson English poet; (1858 - 1935) 1858-08-02 1935-08-11 writer
poet
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7450
Andrew Watt upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
Evelyn Waugh British writer and journalist (1903–1966) 1903-10-28 1966-04-10 war correspondent
novelist
writer
autobiographer
screenwriter
science fiction writer
diarist
prose writer
short story writer
John Webb upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
W. H. Webber carver, gilder carver
gilder
Wedgwood pottery firm
H. Van de Weghe metalworker, locksmith metalworker
locksmith
Samuel Wertheimer bronzeworker, cabinetmaker, decorative artist brazier
cabinetmaker
decorative artist
dealer
Arnold Wesker British dramatist (1932-2016) 1932-05-24 2016-04-12 playwright
writer
screenwriter
television actor
poet
West carver, gilder, mirror maker carver
gilder
mirror maker
framer
H. Westcott ironmonger, bell hanger ironmonger
bell hanger
Dennis Wheatley English author of thrillers and occult novels (1897–1977) 1897-01-08 1977-11-10 writer
screenwriter
science fiction writer
Richard Whiddington Whiddington, Richard (1885–1970), physicist 1885-11-25 1970-06-07 physicist
James McNeill Whistler American painter (1834-1903) 1834-07-10 1903-07-17 painter
etcher
illustrator
writer
lithographer
printmaker
graphic artist
designer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439440
White musical instrument maker musical instrument maker
White upholsterer, decorator upholsterer
decorator
White upholsterer, cabinetmaker, chairmaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
chair maker
auctioneer
Mrs A. White needleworker, embroiderer needleworker
embroiderer
William Hale White British writer (1831–1913) 1831-12-22 1913-03-14 autobiographer
novelist
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7405
Charles Whitehead English poet (1804–1862) 1804-09-04 1862-07-05 novelist
poet
writer
Charles Thomas Whitmell English astronomer (1849–1919) 1849 1919 mathematician
astronomer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6000
Barber & Whitwell goldsmith, jeweller, plater goldsmith
jeweler
plater
watchmaker
engraver
printer
Joseph Wilde ironmonger, bell hanger, cutler ironmonger
bell hanger
knife maker
Oscar Wilde Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900) 1854-10-16
1854-06-16
1900-11-30 poet
playwright
short story writer
journalist
children's writer
novelist
writer
author
prose writer
opinion journalist
essayist
fabulist
librettist
John Wilkie upholsterer, appraiser, cabinetmaker upholsterer
appraiser
cabinetmaker
chair maker
funeral director
Arthur Winkler Wills English naturalist, fl. 1878 1830s 1903-12-05 naturalist
illustrator
lithographer
businessperson
magistrate
C. Anne Wilson British food historian 1927-07-12 2023-01-08 librarian
food historian
author
John Wilson Scottish advocate, literary critic and author (1785-1854) 1785-05-18 1854-04-03 writer
poet
journalist
literary critic
lawyer
philosopher
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7454
Messrs Wilson cabinetmaker, upholsterer, appraiser cabinetmaker
upholsterer
appraiser
funeral director
R. W. Winfield metalworker, furniture maker metalworker
furniture maker
George Wippell ironmonger, bell hanger, japanner ironmonger
bell hanger
japanner
Thomas James Wise British writer (1859–1937) 1859-10-07 1937-05-13 bibliographer
bibliophile
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8775
Edward Withers musical instrument maker musical instrument maker
J. de Witt ébéniste, cabinetmaker cabinetmaker
Henry Drummond Wolff British diplomat and politician (1830-1908) 1830-10-12 1908-10-11 diplomat
politician
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5782
J. M. Wood painter, plumber, glazier painter and varnisher
plumber
glazier
japanner
Joseph Wood Quaker minister and cloth merchant 1750 1821 Christian minister
cloth merchant
https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/164804
Henry Woodburn painter, gilder painter and varnisher
gilder
J. Woodman trunk maker trunk maker
G. Woolby carver, gilder, frame maker carver
gilder
framer
mirror maker
Wicks Worthington furniture maker furniture maker
David Wright poet, born 1920 1920-02-23 1994-08-28 poet https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8593
Edward Wright upholsterer, decorator upholsterer
decorator
Elsie Wright English photographer 1901 1988 photographer https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8705
Ichabod Charles Wright English scholar (1795-1871) 1795-04-11 1871-10-14 linguist
translator
accountant
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7456
John Wright upholsterer, cabinetmaker, undertaker upholsterer
cabinetmaker
funeral director
Uriah Wright carpenter, joiner, cabinetmaker carpenter
joiner
cabinetmaker
funeral director
William Butler Yeats Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939) 1865-06-13
1865-03-13
1939-01-28 poet
playwright
writer
politician
mystic
astrologer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8599
J. Yoshizumi cabinetmaker, decorative artist cabinetmaker
decorative artist
E. Shaw & M. Young embroiderer embroiderer
John Virgo the Younger modeller, plasterer modeler
plastering
Pierce Egan the Younger English journalist and novelist (1814–1880) 1814-12-19 1880-07-06 etcher
novelist
writer
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/7359
J. E. Christiaens, Zoon metalworker, locksmith metalworker
locksmith
Chevalier d'Éon French diplomat, spy and soldier. d’Éon lived openly as a trans woman while in exile in England. 1728-10-05 1810-05-21 diplomat
writer
spy
military personnel
Brontë family 19th-century literary family
L. de Craecker et fils carpenter, joiner carpenter
joiner
Kolga manor manor in Estonia (Kuusalu parish) https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/439586
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