An interesting feature of this book is that it contains a fac-simile reproduction of the original advowson, with what is left of the seal. The book contains a short history of the Church, a full account of the various Jubilee functions, and the verbatim reports of the sermons preached.
An Architect's Sketch Book at Home and Abroad. By William H. Thorp, Associate and Graduate of the Royal Institute of British Architects, sometime Hon. Sec. of Leeds Architectural Society. Seventy-five Illustrations with Descriptive Letter-press. Large 4to. Edition limited to 400 copies and nearly all sold. £1 1 0 nett.
Yorkshire Stories Re-told. By James Burnley, author of "West Riding Sketches," &c., &c. Crown 8vo. Cloth boards, 330 pages. 3/6 nett.
Records of the Parish of Whitkirk. By the late Rev. George Moreton Platt, M.A., and John William Morkill, M.A. Illustrated by thirty-two Drawings made by J. A. Symington and J. W. Morkill. Large 4to. £1 1 0 nett.
This is a most interesting book of Local History introducing a complete account of many important families, who have been or are located here, principal among them being The Smeatons, The Grays, The Totties, Mores, Manstons, Howards, Wilsons, and Nelthorpes, as well as an account of the Manors of Roundhay, Newland and Seacroft, and a full century of Baptisms, Weddings and Burials.
Leeds Parish Church: Saint Peter's at Leeds. Being an account Historical and Descriptive. By the late James Rusby, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and Edited by Rev. J. G. Simpson, D.D., Canon of St. Paul's, late Principal of the Leeds Clergy School. Very fully Illustrated by Herbert Railton. 330 pages, large 4to. Cloth boards, gilt top, &c. Price £2 2 0 nett.
A History of St. Aidan's Church (Bishop Woodford Memorial). Compiled by the Rev. R. M. Nicholls, M.A. Crown 8vo., 100 pages, with 10 full-page illustrations printed on antique paper, limited to 200 copies. Price 2/6 nett.
Yorkshire Anecdotes: or Remarkable Incidents in the Lives of Celebrated Yorkshire Men and Women. By the Rev. R. V. Taylor, B.A. Author of the "Worthies and Churches of Leeds," &c., &c. 2 Vols. Crown 8vo. Cloth boards. 7/6 nett.
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