Leeds news on today's date (Sept 28) in 1857.

[Leodian]

The following is from John Mayhall’s ‘Annals of Yorkshire’:-September 28 1857. “The two Russian guns from the fort of Sebastopol, presented to the Leeds corporation, were publicly placed on Woodhouse moor by the mayor, John Botterill, Esq., in the presence of not less than 50,000 persons. The guns, which are ships guns, and mounted on ships carriages, were actually used in the fort of Sebastopol. They are long 36 pounders, and each weigh 56 cwt. On either side of the carriage a plate is fixed, with the inscription “captured at Sevastopol, 1855.” After the ceremony the officers of the Guards and Artillery in Leeds, the magistrates and corporation partook of luncheon at the Music-hall, on the invitation of the mayor.”In information that I’ve found the condition of the guns deteriorated and they were placed elsewhere on Woodhouse Moor in 1911. They were subsequently melted down as part of the war effort but I have not found out if that was the 1st or 2nd World War, though I’m guessing it was the 1st. This is a link to an image of the guns (referred to as cannons) in the Leodis website:- http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL