SecretLeeds - History, culture and architecture in Leeds

The thread about the Mouse Trap being invented in Leeds set me thinkinghttp://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messages.aspx ... D=2848What else has been invented in LeedsThe site has some items I didn't know abouthttp://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=718&journeyid=200

Portland Cement by Joseph Aspdinhttp://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=719&journeyid=200

Cinematographer by Wordsworth Donisthorpehttp://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=763&journeyid=200

Corrugated flue by Samson Fox (how come so many of these guys have great names!)http://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpa ... rneyid=200

A modern oneConcertainer by Jimi Heseldenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesco_bastion

Yarn spinning machine by Matthew Murrayhttp://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=767&journeyid=200

Short stemmed clinical thermometer by Clifford Allbutthttp://www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/history/allbutt.html

Leeds Hippo wrote: Cinematographer by Wordsworth Donisthorpehttp://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=763&journeyid=200 Is that why there are streets in south Leeds know as Donisthorpe and also an old peoples home on Shadwell Lane called Donisthorpe?

I dont know if they were invented in Leeds but at school we were told that Leeds was the first city to have traffic lights. Is this right or wrong.?

tilly wrote: I dont know if they were invented in Leeds but at school we were told that Leeds was the first city to have traffic lights. Is this right or wrong.? Tilly, there is some info about this on the site - somewhere.....I think the first ones in this country were in London though.