Leeds

Economic development

!The [Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Granary Wharf](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/TheMint%2CGranaryWharf%2CLeeds%285385775582%29.jpg/250px-TheMint%2CGranaryWharf%2CLeeds%285385775582%29.jpg)

Economic development

The railway network constructed around Leeds, starting with the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834, provided improved communications with national markets and, significantly for its development, an east–west connection with Manchester and the ports of Liverpool and Hull giving improved access to international markets. Alongside technological advances and industrial expansion, Leeds retained an interest in trading in agricultural commodities, with the Corn Exchange opening in 1864.

Economic development

!Leeds from the Meadows by Joseph Rhodes, 1825

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