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![The sign on the Leeds Liverpool canalIt reads: 'The Remains of a Wooden Icebreaker Lie Submerged' and is found near the Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTEzOTY5NTI3.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
1. Hidden Leeds gems
The sign on the Leeds Liverpool canalIt reads: 'The Remains of a Wooden Icebreaker Lie Submerged' and is found near the Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills. | jpimedia
![Dating back to 1850, the Lifting Tower acts as a visible reminder of the citys rail heritage. It was one of a pair that stood either side of the old viaduct running into the Leeds Central railway station.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTEzOTY5NTI4.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. Hidden Leeds gems
Dating back to 1850, the Lifting Tower acts as a visible reminder of the citys rail heritage. It was one of a pair that stood either side of the old viaduct running into the Leeds Central railway station. | jpimedia
![This memorial was unveiled in November 1905, and originally stood outside Leeds Town Hall. It was moved to Woodhouse Moor in 1937 was designated as a Grade II* listed building in August 1976.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTEzOTY5NTI5.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
3. Hidden Leeds gems
This memorial was unveiled in November 1905, and originally stood outside Leeds Town Hall. It was moved to Woodhouse Moor in 1937 was designated as a Grade II* listed building in August 1976. | jpimedia
![Adel's York Gate garden packs quite a punch for its one acre proportions. It never fails to intrigue its visitors with its fourteen garden rooms, linked by a series of clever vistas.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTEzOTY5NTMw.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
4. Hidden Leeds gems
Adel's York Gate garden packs quite a punch for its one acre proportions. It never fails to intrigue its visitors with its fourteen garden rooms, linked by a series of clever vistas. | otherPhoto: Ben Charles
![St John's is the oldest church in the city centre, being built between 1632 and 1634 and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTEzOTY5ODUx.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
5. Hidden Leeds gems
St John's is the oldest church in the city centre, being built between 1632 and 1634 and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. | jpimedia
![Founded in 1768 it is the oldest surviving subscription library in Britain. Have you stumbled across the entrance on Commercial Street?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTEzOTY5ODYw.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
6. Hidden Leeds gems
Founded in 1768 it is the oldest surviving subscription library in Britain. Have you stumbled across the entrance on Commercial Street? | jpimedia