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Lee Marshall (footballer) Lee Marshall played professional football for a number of clubs, including Norwich City FC and Leicester City FC, having begun his career in non-league football with Enfield. He was capped by England at under-21 level.
Lee May Lee Andrew May (born March 23, 1943 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former first baseman/designated hitter in Major League Baseball. From 1965 through 1982, May played for the Cincinnati Reds (1965-71), Houston Astros (1972-74), Baltimore Orioles (1975-80) and Kansas City Royals (1981-82).
Lee Mayberry Orva Lee Mayberry (born June 12, 1970 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. Mayberry played 7 years in the NBA from 1992-1999 for the Bucks and Vancouver Grizzlies averaging 5.
Lee Maye Arthur Lee Maye (December 11, 1934 - July 17, 2002) was a Major League Baseball player and also a Rhythm & Blues singer. He is not to be confused with Lee May, a better known baseball player who played from 1965 to 1982.
Lee Mazzilli Lee Louis Mazzilli, (born March 25, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York), is a former Major League Baseball player, coach, and manager. On December 11, 2006, he was hired as the lead studio analyst for SportsNet New York, the New York Mets' cable television network.
Lee McGeorge Durrell Lee McGeorge Durrell (nee Wilson) (b. September 7 1949) is a naturalist, author, zookeeper and television presenter, best known for her work at the Jersey Zoological Park in the British Channel Island of Jersey with her late husband Gerald Durrell, and for co-authoring books with him.
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (b. Stevensville, Montana, January 28 1911, died in Helena, Montana on January 12, 1978) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and was a United States Representative, and a United States Senator (1961 until 1978) from Montana.
Lee Miller Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller (23 April 1907 - 21 July 1977) was an American photographer. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York State in 1907, she was a successful fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris to become a fashion and fine art photographer.
Lee Ming-kwai Dick Lee Ming Kwai (李明逵) (born 1950) was the Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong from 2003 to 2007. He attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong and joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force (now Hong Kong Police Force) on December 1972 as a Probationary Inspector.
Lee Mroszak Lee Anthony Mroszak (born Timothy John on December 11, 1968 in Minnesota), known by his on-air moniker Crazy Cabbie, is a weekend disc jockey on 92.3 Free-FM in New York City and a regular guest on the Howard Stern Radio Show.
Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak (Korean: 이명박, Hanja: 李明博,Japanese]: 月山明博 (Tsugiyama Akihiro), born [[December 19, 1941 in Pohang, South Korea or Osaka, Japan) is a former mayor of Seoul, South Korea and is considered a major contender to succeed Roh Moo-hyun as president. He is a member of the Grand National Party.
Lee Na-young Lee Na-young (born in Seoul, South Korea on February 22, 1979) is one of the Korean film and TV industry's most visible up-and-coming actresses. She has taken a variety of roles, playing the role of a deadly warrior in the thriller "Dream of a Warrior"; a quirky, love-sick public official in the romantic comedy Please Teach Me English; and a reserved, yet charming girl who has secretly admired a man for 10 years, but has never said a word to him, in the romantic comedy "Someone Special".
Lee Norris Lee Michael Norris (born September 25, 1981 Greenville, North Carolina, USA) is an American actor, who played Stuart Minkus in Boy Meets World and Chuckie Lee Torkelson in The Torkelsons, and currently stars as "Mouth" on One Tree Hill. Lee attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and graduated in 2004.
Lee Oakes Lee Oakes is an actor who was discovered in an audition in Crewe, Cheshire, England and is best known for his role as Munch in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. His parents became lottery millionaires soon after he landed his role as Young King Einonin in the 1996 movie Dragonheart.
Lee Otway Lee Otway (born 4 January 1982 in Barnsley, West Yorkshire) is an English television actor best known for playing the role of David "Bombhead" Burke in the British soap opera Hollyoaks from 2001 until 2005.
Lee Power Lee Michael Power (born June 30, 1972 in Lewisham, London) is a former professional footballer and is currently the chairman of Cambridge United. Despite being born in London, his Irish ancestry allowed him to be capped by Republic of Ireland at Youth, Under-21 and B level.
Lee Press-on and the Nails Lee Press-on and the Nails (also known as LPN) is a swing big band that existed in the San Francisco Bay Area from October 1994 to October 2004. The band differentiated itself from other swing bands of the period by their wacky stage antics and the sinister appearance of bandleader Lee Presson.
Lee Radziwill Caroline Lee Bouvier Canfield Radziwiłł Ross (born March 3, 1933 in Southampton, New York) is an American socialite, public relations executive, and former actress, best known as Lee Radziwill. She is the younger sister of the late former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Lee Roche Lee Roche (born 28/10/1980) is an English professional football player currently playing for Wrexham in the Football League Two. He mainly plays as a right sided full-back but can also play on the right of midfield.
Lee Roy Newton Lee Roy Newton (born December 19, 1978) is a South African sprinter. Together with Morne Nagel, Corne Du Plessis and Matthew Quinn he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.
Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway The Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway is a fifteen mile limited access toll road in Hillsborough County, Florida, It connects the bedroom community of Brandon with Downtown Tampa and the southern Tampa peninsula, near MacDill Air Force Base. The expressway was named after famed and respected football player and local hero Lee Roy Selmon in 1999.
Lee Ryder Lee Ryder (birth name: Darras Robert Pyron; born on August 3, 1959, Laguna, California, and died on July 10, 1991, in Los Angeles, California) was an American porn star who performed in gay pornography films from 1981 to 1986.
Lee shore The terms lee shore and weather or windward shore describe a stretch of shoreline with respect to the wind direction, and is of particular importance when sailing. The lee shore, named because it is to the leeward side of an approaching boat, has the wind blowing towards the shore.
Lee S. Dreyfus Lee Sherman Dreyfus (born June 20 1926) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 40th governor of Wisconsin from January 4 1979 to January 3, 1983. Prior to his election, he also served as a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Lee Sang-Hwa Lee Sang-Hwa (born 25 February 1989) is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is a World Championships medallist on the 500 metres, and on this distance she has also placed in the top three in World Cup events four times.
Lee Scoresby Lee Scoresby is a skilled "aëronaut" balloonist from the country of Texas in His Dark Materials, the fictional fantasy trilogy by Philip Pullman. In regards to Scoresby's name, Phillip Pullman says: "Lee Scoresby comes from two sources.
Lee Scott (UK politician) Lee Scott (born 1956) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and Member of Parliament for Ilford North winning the seat in the 2005 general election on 5 May 2005. He has been a councillor on the London Borough of Redbridge for several years.
Lee Shau Kee Lee Shau Kee (李兆基, pinyin: Lǐ Zhàojī, born January 29, 1928 in Shunde, Guangdong) is a property developer and majority owner of Henderson Land Development (HKSE:0012), a property conglomerate with interests in properties, hotels, town gas and internet services. He is currently the second wealthiest person in Hong Kong and Greater China Region, just after Li Ka Shing, with his wealth worthing 16.
Lee Sheldon (writer) Lee Sheldon is a game developer and scriptwriter, author of the popular mystery novel "Impossible Bliss" and designer of the first Agatha Christie videogame: "And Then There Were None." He has a BFA in Stage Directing from Boston University, and a MFA in Film Direction from California Institute of the Arts.
Lee Shone Lee Shone (born 29 December 1975, Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter with a current record of 13-1-0 and a professional record of 1-1-0. He is in the process of scheduling more fights for the rest of the year.
Lee Shu Pui Hall Lee Shu Pui Hall (abbreviation: LSP; Chinese: 利樹培堂) is the largest undergraduate hostel in Chung Chi College(崇基學院), The Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大學), Ma Liu Shui, Shatin, N.T.
Lee Si Song Lee Si Song (Chinese: 李偲菘, Pinyin: Lǐ Sīsōng; born 1967) is a Singaporean music producer. He is widely credited for having launched the xinyao trend along with his twin brother Lee Wei Song back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Lee Siegel Lee Siegel (born December 5 1957) is a New York writer and cultural critic who has written for Harper's, The New Republic, The Nation, The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and many other publications.Siegel is a senior editor at The New Republic and lives in New York City with his wife and son.
Lee Smith (baseball) Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957) is a former American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. As a closer, Smith's 478 saves were the most all-time until current San Diego Padres relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman broke his record on September 24, 2006.
Lee Smith (editor) Lee Smith is an ACE-certified film editor. He first started out his career as a sound editor/sound designer for films such as Dead Calm (1989), The Portrait of a Lady (1996) and Holy Smoke (1999), but soon gravitated towards film editing.
Lee Soo Man Lee Soo-man (born June 18 1952), created the well-known Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment, specializing in K-pop groups. When he was younger, he was a singer, but moved into the business side of the industry once his popularity had faded, after graduating from Seoul National University.
Lee Soon Ok Lee Soon Ok is a prominent defector from North Korea, now living in South Korea. After escaping with her son via China to South Korea, she dedicated her life to exposing the numerous atrocities of the government of North Korea.
Lee St Hilaire Lee St Hilaire Joined the Bradford Bulls from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in July 2006, to become assistant to Steve McNamara, having previously been sacked by the Huddersfield Giants. Lee is the brother of Marcus.
Lee Stange Albert Lee Stange (born October 27, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before the 1957 season.
Lee Stevens De Wain Lee Stevens (born July 10, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri) was a Major League Baseball player from 1990 to 1992 and again from 1996 to 2002 for the California Angels, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, and Cleveland Indians. Stevens also played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan.
Lee Stine Lee Elbert Stine (November 17 1913 - May 6 2005) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1934-35), Cincinnati Reds (1936) and New York Yankees (1938).
Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American director, actor, producer, and acting teacher. He was born Israel Strassberg in Budzanów, former Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Budaniv, Ukraine), to Ida and Baruch Meyer Strassberg.
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is one of the most prestigious acting schools in the world and was founded by pioneer, Lee Strasberg, in 1969. With locations in both New York City and Los Angeles known for the Method acting technique which is taught at the institute.
Lee Strobel Lee Patrick Strobel, a former legal editor for the Chicago Tribune, is a Christian apologist and former teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church. He is best known for writing the semi-autobiographical bestsellers The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, and The Case for a Creator.
Lee Terry Lee Raymond Terry (born January 29 1962) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the Omaha-area Second Congressional District. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Creighton University, graduating with a degree in law.
Lee Thomas (baseball) James LeRoy "Lee" Thomas (born February 5, 1936 in Peoria, Illinois) is a special assignment scout for the Milwaukee Brewers and a former player and front-office executive in American Major League Baseball. As general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1988-97, Thomas built the Phillies from a below .
Lee Thompson (footballer) Lee Thompson (born 25 March, 1982 in Sheffield, England) is a professional football (soccer) midfielder currently playing in the Conference National for Kidderminster Harriers. Thompson joined Kidderminster in July 2005 from Boston United, having played for Boston since October 2002.
Lee Tien Ming Lee Tien Ming(Chinese: 李天命) is a philosopher, poet and writer from Hong Kong. After graduating from the University of Chicago with a doctorate in philosophy, he was appointed Lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Department of Philosophy, specializing in Logic and Methodology of Thinking.
Lee Totten Lee Totten is a New England-based singer/songwriter best know for his recording of The Jagermeister Song. Lee's version of the song first became known on Hartford, CT's Radio 104 and was subsequently heard on WAAF (Boston), WFNX (Boston) and WCCC (Hartford).
Lee Tung Street Lee Tung Street (Traditional Chinese:利東街), known as the Wedding Card Street (Chinese:喜帖街) by the locals, is located at Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Involved in a project executed by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), it is expected to be torn down in the near future.
Lee U-Fan As both an artist and author Lee U-Fan (also transcribed as U-Hwan) moved from Japan and Korea to the world stage as a leader of the Japanese material school monoha in the late 1960s. Lee advocated a methodology of de-westernization and demodernization in both theory and practise as an antidote to the Eurocentric thought of 1960s postwar Japanese society.
Lee Upton Lee Upton is an American poet and a graduate of the MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of several books of poetry and literary crticism, including Civilian Histories (2000, University of Georgia Press); The Muse of Abandonment (Bucknell University Press).
Lee Valley Park The Lee Valley Park is a 26 mile (42 km) long area, much of it green spaces, running through the North East of London from the River Thames to Ware in Hertfordshire, England through areas such as Hackney, Camden, Tottenham, Enfield, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon. It follows the course of the River Lee along the Lee Valley.
Lee Valley Tools Lee Valley Tools is a Canadian family-owned mail-order and retail company purveying mainly woodworking and gardening tools and equipment, as well as woodworking hardware and gifts. Its research and development and manufacturing arm, Veritas Tools, has developed, patented and is manufacturing many innovative woodworking hand-tools, including hand planes, marking gauges and other measuring tools, router tables, sharpening systems, and numerous other gadgets.
Lee Ving Lee Ving (born Lee James Capalero, April 10, 1950) was the lead singer/rhythm guitarist for the 80's punk band Fear who became infamous nationally after the Halloween, 1980 episode of Saturday Night Live, in which they were introduced by guest host Donald Pleasance. They had been booked only because former cast member John Belushi had insisted their booking as a condition of his return to do two cameos.
Lee wykes Lee Wykes is a music writer and internet contributor. Since his development as a scribe he has progressed from writing short pieces on a freelance basis which were featured in the New Musical Express and Marie Claire to concentrating on longer pieces, all formulated in his unique conversationalist style, featuring colloquialism and intentional misspelling.
Lee Wagstaff Lee Wagstaff (born October 27 1969, London) is an English artist who spent four and half years acquiring all-over tattoos with designs based on cross-cultural geometrical symbols (circles, squares, swastikas, stars, etc.) drawing on religious influences from his Roman Catholic upbringing and Indian family members.
Lee Wai Man Lee Wai Man (Chinese: 李偉文, born August 18, 1973 in Hong Kong), nicknamed the "fake ball man" (假波文), is a Hong Kong professional football player who plays as a defender and is captain for Hong Kong team. He is currently playing for Happy Valley in the Hong Kong First Division League.
Lee Wallace (actor) Lee Wallace (1930- ) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in more than a dozen productions big and small, among which are Batman (1989) as Gotham City's mayor William Borg, Private Benjamin (1980) as Mr.
Lee Walter Travis In the DC Comics universe, Lee Walter Travis is the alter ego of the first of three incarnations of the Crimson Avenger. The original Crimson Avenger premiered in Detective Comics #20, dated October 1938 (predating the appearance of that title's most famous character, Batman, who debuted in #27).
Lee Wei Song Lee Wei Song (Chinese: 李伟菘, Pinyin: Lǐ Wěisōng; born 1967) is a Singaporean musician. He is widely credited for having launched the xinyao trend along with his twin brother Lee Si Song back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Lee Weyer Lee Howard Weyer (September 3 1936 – July 4 1988) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1963 to 1988. In a 1987 Sports Illustrated poll of NL catchers, Weyer was rated the best at calling balls and strikes.
Lee Wiley Lee Wiley (9 October 1908 - 11 December 1975) was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Although today less well-known than such singers of the same era as Billie Holiday, Wiley is nonetheless still much appreciated by jazz aficionados and nearly all her recordings are in print.
Lee Wing Tat Lee Wing Tat () (born December 25, 1955 in Hong Kong with family root in Huiyang, Guangdong) was the third Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP). He is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), returned by direct election as representative of the Geographical Constituency of New Territories West.
Lee Woodall Lee Artis Woodall (born October 31, 1969 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania), is a former professional football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 6th round of the 1994 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 230 lbs.
Lee Yeongdo Lee Yeongdo (이영도), born in 1972, is arguably the most famous fantasy fiction writer of South Korea. He first made his debut by Dragon Raja, which he first serialized in a Korean forum site, Hitel. Dragon Raja was later published into book through Golden Branch company, due to its popularity and demands that it should be published. After this occasion, Korean literature market was swept by Internet Literature market, where fantasy authors serialize their novels in the Internet forums and get their novels published afterwards. Since Dragon Raja, Lee steadfastly chooses to serialize his works in the Internet first, even after his novels have gained great success and he no longer requires serialization in order to publish his works.
Lee Young Ae Lee Young-Ae (born January 31 1971 in Seoul) is a famous South Korean actress who has a great fan base in numerous countries, particularly in the East and Southeast Asian countries which have been hit by the Korean Wave. She earned a title as 'Oxygen Lady' when she made her debut as TV model.
Lee's Legion Lee's Legion (also known as the 2nd Partisan Corps) was a military unit within the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It primarily served in the Southern Theater of Operations, and gained a reputation for efficiency and bravery on the battlefield.
Lee's Palace Lee's Palace is a concert hall located on the south side of Bloor Street West east of Lippincott Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The facility consists of a converted motion picture theatre and can accommodate several hundred guests.
Lee's Sandwiches Lee's Sandwiches is a highly-successful American fast food restaurant chain specializing in Vietnamese cuisine. While originally famous for selling banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches), the chain has expanded its offering to many other goods, including packaged spring rolls, desserts, and other food to go items.
Lee's Summit North High School Lee's Summit North High School is a High School that serves grades 9-12 and is located in north central Lee's Summit, Missouri. It is the second high school in Lee's Summit, Missouri and has been open since the fall of 1995.
Lee's Summit R-VII School District The Lee's Summit R-VII School District is a school district that serves parts Kansas City, Missouri, Unity Village, Greenwood, Lake Winnebago , Lake Lotawana and rural eastern Jackson County in the State of Missouri. The district serves an area of approxemently 117 square miles and has an enrollment of over 16,000.
Lee's Summit West High School Lee's Summit West High School is located at 2600 Southwest Ward Road in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Lee's Summit West High School opened in the fall of 2004 as the Lee's Summit R-VII School District's third high school.
Lee-Boot effect The Lee-Boot effect is a phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of oestrous cycles of mature mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males. It is caused by the effects of an oestrogen-dependent pheromone, released via the urine, that acts on the vomeronasal organ of recipients.
Lee-Enfield The Lee-Enfield (and equivalent variations like the famous Lee-Enfield SMLE) was, in various marks, the British Army's standard bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle for over 60 years from (officially) 1895 until 1956, although it remained in British service well into the early 1960s and is still found in service in armed forces of some Commonwealth of Nations. In its many versions, it was the standard army service rifle for the first half of the 20th century, and was adopted by Britain's colonies and Commonwealth allies, including India, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
Lee-Hom Wang Alexander Lee-Hom Wang (; born May 17, 1976; better known as Leehom Wang or Wang Leehom) is an American singer-songwriter of Taiwanese descent who has achieved success in Taiwan, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Lee-on-the-Solent Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire about five miles west of Portsmouth. The town gained its name from the river Lee - a small stream that flows from Peel Common into the Solent, which was originally used to name three hamlets along its length.
Lee, Yong Deok Lee, Yong Deok is descended from King Yi Seonggye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. There is no full evidence of how far from the throne he stands, but his father Lee In Bin is one of two brothers from the 12th Generation of Yi Seonggye.
Leeanna Walsman Leeanna Walsman (born October 15, 1980 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress. She is perhaps most well known for her role as Zam Wesell in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) and for playing Carly Bishop in the Australian film Looking For Alibrandi (2000).
LeeAndrew Giabenelli-Cavette II LeeAndrew Giabenelli-Cavette II (born March 28, 1969, in Clinton, Mississippi) is an author, journalist, producer and master photographer who grew-up in Virginia. The family names originates from the Savoy and Bourgogne regions of France.
Leebo the Clown Leebo The Clown was a local children's show host on KAIL TV 53 in Fresno, California during the late 1960s and early 1970s. "The Leebo the Clown Show" combined live action with cartoon short subjects such as "Felix the Cat".
Leeboard A leeboard is a lifting foil used by a sailboat, much like a centerboard, but located on the leeward side of the boat. The leeward side is used so that the leeboard isn't lifted from the water when the boat heels, or leans under the force of the wind.
Leece Leece is a small village near the town of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. The village is based around three roads surrounding a small tarn, or pond, and is home to several farms, the Copper Dog pub and an agricultural engineering business.
Leecia Eve Leecia Eve is a Democratic politician and attorney in New York. A resident of Buffalo, Eve is the daughter of former Deputy Assembly Speaker Arthur Eve and is a former candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Leeds and Bradford Railway The Leeds and Bradford Railway (L&BR) was formed in 1843 to bring the railway to Bradford: the line opened on 1 July, 1846. The company was always closely allied with the Midland Railway, and within ten years the L&BR had been absorbed into the Midland, and disappeared.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. The waterway is 205 kilometres (127¼ miles) long, with a maximum elevation of 149 metres (487½ ft).
Leeds Art Collections Fund The Leeds Art Collections Fund or LACF has been supporting the visual arts in Leeds since 1912. Founded by Frank Rutter, who was Director of the Leeds City Art Gallery at the time, with the support of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds, Michael Sadler, the LACF was established to encourage the visual arts in Leeds and, most importantly, to provide a source of funding that was independent of the municipality for the purchase of contemporary and historic works of art and design for the people of Leeds.
Leeds Arts Club The Leeds Arts Club was founded in 1903 by the Leeds school teacher Alfred Orage and Yorkshire textile manufacture Holbrook Jackson, and was probably one of the most advanced centres for modernist (modernism) thinking in Britain in the pre-First World War period. Its very existence challenges the idea that radical art and culture only happens in metropolitan centres.
Leeds Building Society Established as Leeds and Holbeck (Permanent) Building Society in 1875 the society is now the 8th largest in the UK and serves approximately 650,000 customers. The society was renamed to Leeds Building Society in September 2005.
Leeds Castle Leeds Castle, four miles south east of Maidstone, Kent, England, dates back to 1119, though a manor house stood on the same site from the 9th century. The castle and grounds lie to the East of the village of Leeds, which should not be confused with the city of Leeds in Yorkshire.
Leeds Celtics The Leeds Celtics are a member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL), and have been one of the league's most successful teams since their first season in 1990-91. The Celtics have complied the second-best All-Time regular season record of 86-24-10.
Leeds Central station Leeds Central was a railway station in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1854 as a joint station between the London and North Western Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the Great Northern Railway and the North Eastern Railway.
Leeds City Police Leeds City Police was the police force responsible for policing the city of Leeds in northern England from its formation in 1836, until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with the Bradford City Police and part of the West Yorkshire Constabulary to form the West Yorkshire Police.
Leeds City Varieties The Leeds City Varieties is a Grade II* listed Music Hall in Leeds, UK It was built in 1865 as an adjunct to the White Swan Inn in Swan Street and the interior is largely unaltered. Along with Hoxton Hall and Wilton's Music Hall (both in London), it is a rare surviving example of the Music Halls of the 1850s/1860s.
Leeds College of Art and Design Leeds College of Art and Design is a specialist arts further and higher education institution, based in the city of Leeds in northern England, with a main campus opposite Leeds University. It was founded in 1846 as the Leeds School of Art.
Leeds College of Music The Leeds College of Music, located in the city’s Quarry Hill cultural quarter, is the largest music college in the United Kingdom, with over 1000 full-time and 2000 part-time students. The college is best known for its leading role in jazz education and ran the first jazz degree in Europe.
Leeds College of Technology Leeds College of Technology is based in the heart of Leeds City, formerly known as Kitson College. With a strong technical bias, the College supports the computing, engineering, social care and transport industries.
Leeds Development Corporation The Leeds Development Corporation was established in 1988 to develop South Central Leeds and the Kirkstall Valley. Its flagship developments included the Royal Armouries Museum at Clarence Dock and the Hunslet Green housing development.
Leeds Federated Housing Association Leeds Federated Housing Association was formed in 1974 by a number of smaller associations coming together to form a 'federation', for the benefit of the community. The idea was that by working together they could achieve more than as separate organisations.
Leeds General Infirmary Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI, or more correctly, the General Infirmary at Leeds, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds and is part of The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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