
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Grange Formerly the site of a Kirkstall Abbey farm, the house dates from 1752. John Marshall, millionaire flax-spinner, lived here like a country gentleman from 1804-1818. The banker William Beckett bought the estate in 1834, making major alterations in 1858. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
John Marshall was a prominent industrialist and one of the wealthiest men in England due to his innovations in flax spinning; William Beckett, a significant banker, acquired and extensively renovated The Grange, leaving a lasting architectural impact on the estate.
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