Comments on: The history of Leeds: What every geek should know – part 1

By: ‘You Wouldn’t Burn A Book, Or Some Notes On Narrative Capital’ – Matt Edgar | Northern Spirit

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:19:31 +0000

[...] like Murray, his mentor the flax magnate John Marshall, and pin king Colonel Thomas Harding could rub off on my own work as a spinner of mobile internets. I was not alone. In the last few years Holbeck has [...]

By: You wouldn’t burn a book, or some reflections on narrative capital « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:54:42 +0000

By: Steven Johnson presents “The Invention of Air” in Leeds on 3 November « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:46:04 +0000

[...] Johnson presents “The Invention of Air” in Leeds on 3 November If you saw my talks earlier this year at Leeds’ GeekUp or Barcamp, you may recall I recommended reading Steven [...]

By: mattedgar

mattedgar — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:11:22 +0000

Hi Kathryn, Thanks for the comment. I had no idea about the Beatrix Potter link! Matt

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:50:32 +0000

Thanks for a wonderful collection of insights on Leeds the city I was born in, but has taken me 40 years to learn to really appreciate. One extra detail you might like to know is that the money from Mr Marshall passed down his family to his son, who spent a large sum on buying bog land in the north of Coniston in the Lake District, to relandscape it to become Tarn Hows. The land was then later bought by Beatrix Potter in her later years. The land then passed on to the National Trust… A strange story to discover when you work at Marshall’s Mill and find yourself holidaying at Tarn Hows!

By: BarCamp Leeds 2009 report « Dean Vipond - Branding and Interaction Design

BarCamp Leeds 2009 report « Dean Vipond - Branding and Interaction Design — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:05:44 +0000

[...] The next session was held by France Telecom’s Matt Edgar, on the history of Leeds, revealing that invention and experimentation have long been a part of Leodian life, citing the ‘discovery’ of oxygen, Le Prinze’s pioneering film camera, and the standardisation of the size of pins, amongst many other things! See the slides from the event [...]

By: Barcamp Leeds 2009 highlights « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar

Barcamp Leeds 2009 highlights « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:40:39 +0000

[...] meaning to talk about kids and code (on which a separate post follows) I also ended up reprising The History of Leeds: What Every Geek Should Know, fortuitously followed by Jon Eland on Exposure Leeds‘ vision for Leodis.net, a massive [...]

By: Susan Williamson

Susan Williamson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:40:20 +0000

check out the Temple Works Leeds site on Facebook…scroll down to see a film…