Records of Leeds Friends Adult Schools Central Committee. 1896-1906.
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Leeds Friends Adult Schools Central Committee.
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By the end of 19th century, there were three times as many Adult School members in Leeds than there were Friends. Over the period 1886 to 1901, the total membership of the five schools in Leeds (based at Burley Road, Carlton Hill, Great Wilson Street, Pontefract Lane and Woodhouse Carr) increased 21% from 585 to 709 members. This is accounted for by the fact that the schools in Burley Road and Woodhouse Carr opened in 1885 and 1887 respectively, both with 100s of members, and a new junior class ...
Society of Friends
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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...
