What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Park Square This elegant square formed part of the Wilson family's plan to create a high-class residential estate on the site of the medieval park of the Manor of Leeds. Its residents were merchants, clergy, lawyers and surgeons. Built 1788-1810 Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
Park Square in Leeds was developed between 1788-1810 by the Wilson family as a high-class residential area for professionals such as merchants, clergy, lawyers, and surgeons, reflecting the urban expansion and social stratification of Georgian England.
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