Leeds Case Study

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  • 1. Leeds Case Study

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Why did Leeds grow?

  • 18 thCentury Industrial Revolution

7. Textiles trade Pasture land and soft water 8. Navigable rive to Goole and Hull 9. Coal fields to the south 10. Where did things happen? 11.

  • Centre mainly trade and poor quality housing changing gradually over time as commerce and admin become more important and industry declines

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

  • Middle class migrate towards clean air areas expansion (Suburbanisation) i.e. Chapel Town

19. 20. 21. 22. Poor quality worker housing near to canal, river and factories Kirkstall, Burley and Beeston 23. 24. 25. Suburbanisation and urban decay! 26. 27. 28. Urban decay

  • Derelict land, vacant blocks, graffiti etc.

29. The reflection of a lack of demand for inner city land which has various causes

    • Traffic
  • 30. Poor quailty buildings

31. Expensive land 32. Space