
While my primary destination was York, I didn't want this to turn into a day trip and return back to London after a few hours of exploring. I decided to spend a night in Yorkshire and explore Leeds as well.Leeds has a good selection of historic buildings thanks to wealth from the wool textiles trade. They're all within a short walking distance from each other as well as the train station. The below architecture walk would take about half a day without delving too much time actually shopping.
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Kirkgate Market
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Corn Exchange
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Arcades
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Historic Architecture
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Many cities in England have regenerated their former industrial areas around rivers and canals. Leeds is finding new uses for the South Bank. There are new homes, a big museum, nice riverfront promenade, and they're all within a short walk from the city centre.
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South Bank
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