Kemplays Academy, Matthew Wilson, and Richard Kemplay blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Kemplays Academy This fine house, built in 1720 for Matthew Wilson, is shown on John Cossins's Plan of Leeds in 1725. In 1817 Richard Kemplay purchased the property to house his 'Academy for Young Gentlemen'. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

Matthew Wilson was a prominent local figure who commissioned the construction of Kemplays Academy in 1720, which later became an educational institution under Richard Kemplay's ownership in 1817, serving as an academy for young gentlemen.