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Curator Kitty Ross with a beautiful double bass manufactured by Leeds craftsman Mark William Dearlove, who was violin and bass maker for the Great Industrial Exhibition of all Nations, Crystal Palace, London 1851. The instrument is on display as part of In the Picture at Abbey House Museum.

Curator Kitty Ross with the skeleton of Mok the gorilla, who in life was one half of a primate celebrity couple. Captured in Central Africa, Mok was originally put in a cage in the lobby of a Parisian hotel before being bought by London Zoo and shipped to the capital in 1932. The skeleton is on display as part of In the Picture at Abbey House Museum.

Curator Kitty Ross with the skeleton of Mok the gorilla, who in life was one half of a primate celebrity couple. Captured in Central Africa, Mok was originally put in a cage in the lobby of a Parisian hotel before being bought by London Zoo and shipped to the capital in 1932. The skeleton is on display as part of In the Picture at Abbey House Museum.

Curator Kitty Ross with a leotard and belt once worn by the city’s own female wrestler Sue Brittain, later known to opponents as Lady Satan. Outside the ropes the pioneering grappler’s real name was Marjorie Farrar. She lived in Pudsey and throughout her career, fought a series of legal battles to be allowed to compete, including using equal opportunities legislation against the then Greater London Council during a two-day court hearing in 1979.

Curator Kitty Ross with a leotard and belt once worn by the city’s own female wrestler Sue Brittain, later known to opponents as Lady Satan. Outside the ropes the pioneering grappler’s real name was Marjorie Farrar. She lived in Pudsey and throughout her career, fought a series of legal battles to be allowed to compete, including using equal opportunities legislation against the then Greater London Council during a two-day court hearing in 1979.

Curator Kitty Ross with a leotard and belt once worn by the city’s own female wrestler Sue Brittain, later known to opponents as Lady Satan. Outside the ropes the pioneering grappler’s real name was Marjorie Farrar. She lived in Pudsey and throughout her career, fought a series of legal battles to be allowed to compete, including using equal opportunities legislation against the then Greater London Council during a two-day court hearing in 1979.

A leotard and belt once worn by the city’s own female wrestler Sue Brittain, later known to opponents as Lady Satan. Outside the ropes the pioneering grappler’s real name was Marjorie Farrar. She lived in Pudsey and throughout her career, fought a series of legal battles to be allowed to compete, including using equal opportunities legislation against the then Greater London Council during a two-day court hearing in 1979.

Leeds City Council’s leisure centres are partnering with Paralympian-founded Accessercise, the first ever disability-focused fitness app.

Leeds City Council’s leisure centres are partnering with Paralympian-founded Accessercise, the first ever disability-focused fitness app.

Ali Jawad was one of the Queen's Baton Relay batonbearers in Leeds for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. From left to right: Laura Beardsmore, Ali Jawad, Nile Wilson, Norman Stephens

Volumes I and II of the esteemed Rev. William Buckland’s Geology and Mineralogy, written almost 200 years ago, were due back at Leeds Central Library in March 1976, but were instead discovered by staff in a charity shop in Beverley, East Yorkshire.

The books’ return comes as the library is currently hosting Story Explorers, a new free exhibition at Leeds Central Library, co-produced alongside the British Library. Alongside immersive, family-friendly installations, the exhibition also includes books like the one shown here as well as objects exploring themes such as the natural world and the far reaches of space.