Leeds City Council

Who are the Leeds city council?

• The city of Leeds now owns TN

• The council decide how it is used

• At first, they use it as a tourist attraction

• When the war starts it is an art gallery, then a coal mine

• Finally it gets turned back into a tourist attraction

Physical changes to TN

• Open cast coal mine-caused cracks in TN house itself

• Whitewashed the walls during its time as an art gallery

• Added museum galleries and information for visitors

• Added features like Go Ape on the site

Daily life

• People hiding from bombs in the cellars during WW2

• People visiting the site as tourists and local visitors

• Staff showing people around the museum and giving information

• Coal miners working on the open cast coal mine

Local and National importance

Local:

-Park for local people to visit

-Provides jobs for local people

National:

-National tourist attraction

-International visitors

-Displays international art