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- 8 January 1925: Writing to Berkeley Moynihan, Clifford Allbutt recalls surgery at Leeds Infirmary in the 1860s
- 15 April 1924: Writing to The Lancet, Clifford Allbutt tells how a nursing hack eliminated (typhoid) thromboses in the Leeds fever hospital in the 1860s
- 19 October 1909: Opening a nurses’ home in Dewsbury, Clifford Allbutt describes their predecessors in the Leeds fever hospital in the 1860s
- 28 December 1872: The tower of St Peter’s, Earlsheaton (Dewsbury), rings a true peal of Kent treble bob major (16,608 changes) in 9 hours 50 minutes, setting a new national record
- 23 August 1933: John Betjeman witnesses the opening of the Leeds Civic Hall
- 2 November 1300: In a pause in the Scottish wars, Archbishop Corbridge of York tells John de Cave and Radulf, bailiff of Beverley, to pursue debasers and deserters
- 15 December 1824: Joseph Aspdin, bricklayer of Hunslet (Leeds), submits the process description for his patent for “artificial stone,” which he calls “Portland cement”
- 1 June 1318: Archbishop Melton of York tells the Ripon bailiff to ensure that everyone pays their proper share of the protection money agreed with the Scots
- 23 November 1826: A journalist from London’s Sporting Magazine buys a waistcoat at Ripon Fair
- 4 July 1829: The first London buses commence service from the Yorkshire Stingo, New Road to Bank
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