New Exhibition at Leeds – Sailing Through History

Although inland, Leeds Archive surprisingly holds a wide variety of nautical themed records across its collections. In a new exhibition at the Leeds archive a range of these records, such as photographs, port books, and impressment registers have been used to showcase West Yorkshire’s connections with the waves.

This particular list of Seafaring men shows that the majority of men were “strong & tall” and between the ages of 19-40.

Written by Alex Pearson, Archive Assistant at West Yorkshire Archives Leeds

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