Map 0 – 365LeedsStories
Where it all began
365 Leeds Stories originated as a storytelling project on the social media outlet Twitter. Over the course of a year, Matthew Bellwood set himself the challenge of writing a tiny story about the city everyday.
This account and cache of stories still exists @365LeedsStories. The material found there has been used as a starting point for several strands of the 365 Leeds Stories project.
These 365 tiny stories of Leeds are scattered randomly around this site. Here’s one for you right now…
124) 4th May
Loiner Theory #3: ‘Loins’ was the local term for the many lanes that ran from Briggate. Loiners or laners were those who dwelt in the lanes.
