John Wilkinson and Denison Hall, Leeds blue plaque — Report the wrong picture

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Denison Hall The grandest house ever built in central Leeds was erected in 101 days for John Wilkinson upon inheriting the fortune of his uncle, the cloth merchant, Robert Denison. Its parkland setting reflected his desire for the country gentleman's lifestyle for which he soon abandoned Leeds. Built 1786 Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

John Wilkinson inherited a substantial fortune from his uncle, Robert Denison, and built Denison Hall in Leeds as a symbol of his wealth, reflecting the rapid construction techniques and aspirations of the nouveau riche in late 18th-century England.

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