Holbeck is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, through which passes the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Statistics Population: 726,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

In the first half of the 19th century Holbeck village was a hamlet of just a few streets, most of which were owned by John Scholey (1774-1834) and are all listed, with tenants, in his Will, now at the Borthwick Institute, York. His family sold up with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, when Holbeck became one of the richest and most significant places in England. Holbeck's foundries and mills manufactured cloth, machinery, steam engines and other equipment for companies across the world. The area was home to three of the greatest industrialists of the age: Colonel Thomas Harding, John Marshall and Matthew Murray. This article is about the historic English city. ... A Watt steam engine in Madrid. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The term foundry originally was a synonym for an ironworks or general metal works where metal casting operations were performed. ... A factory worker in 1940s Fort Worth, Texas. ... Industrialist mainly refers to a person who takes a leading or visionary role in the process of building up an industry over a long time. ... John Marshall (1765 - 1845) was a British businessman and politician. ... Matthew Murray. ...

Holbeck has suffered significant decline since the 19th Century, many of the industrial buildings and warehouses have been demolished or fallen into disrepair. Holbeck is nevertheless home to 33 listed buildings and many other important architectural structures, some of the most notable of these are: The Dark Arches, the Hol Beck, Marshall's Mill, the Midland Mills, the Round Foundry, Temple Works, Tower Works and two railway roundhouses. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... The Dark Arches are to be found underneath Leeds City railway station, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Marshalls Mill is a former linen mill on Water lane in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Midland Mills is a former flax mill on Silver Street in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... The Round Foundry is a former engineering works in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Temple Works is a former flax mill in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Tower works is a former pin factory consisting of three listed towers. ... Roundhouse in 1909, turntable in the front Steam locomotives sit in the Chicago and Northwestern roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois freight yards, December 1942. ...

Holbeck was once well served by rail, Holbeck Station (now disused) was notable because it was a two tier station with a low line and a high line. A disused railway viaduct still runs through Holbeck. When it was built in 1869, it was thought to be one of the engineering marvels of the Victorian age. Plans are now underway to convert the track bed (which is currently overgrown with trees and shrubs) into a raised walkway leading directly into Leeds City centre. Rail can mean: Rail tracks, see also third rail Rail transport A Railroad-related periodical For the group of birds called rails, see Rallidae For the Mayfair Games board games, see Crayon Rails For rail in electronics, see . ... Holbeck Station is an abandoned train station. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ... A track bed is the term used to describe the groundwork onto which a railway track is laid. ...

Over recent years efforts have been made to regenerate the Holbeck area, the most notable scheme is the Holbeck Urban Village which is expected to attract investment of around £800 million, and create around 5,000 jobs. Template:Hang on: Holbeck Urban Village is the name given to the mixed use re-generation south of Leeds train station by local government and planning agencies. ...

Hasib Hussain the suicide bomber who was responsible for the Tavistock Square bus bombing in London on July 7, 2005, had been living in the Holbeck area. Hasib Mir Hussain (September 16, 1986 – July 7, 2005) was one of four terrorists who detonated bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2005 London bombings. ... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ... Tavistock Square Tavistock Square is a square in Bloomsbury, London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• _ Holbeck Urban Village