1. Made some of the UK's most expensive furniture
2. Home of Cluedo
3. First print of monopoly here
4. 1884 Home of M&S
5. 1st county maps of England drawn here
6. 1st commercial railway
7. Freeserve. Worlds 1st internet service provider started here
8. Inspiration behind the name of Pudsey bear, named after the graphic designers hometown
9. Invented mouse trap
10. Invented jelly tots
11. 1st flat iron building
12. Literary giants: Barbara Taylor Bradford, Alan Bennett, Arthur Ransom, JRR Tolken
Waddingtons, a factory in Leeds created and printed the first version of monopoly in 1936. To celebrate this in 2008 they released a version based in Leeds.
In 1941, the british secret service (MI9) had Waddingtons create a special edition of monopoly for WW2 prisoners of war held by the Germans. Hidden inside the games were maps, compasses, real money and other useful object to help them escape. The Red Cross helped to distribute them.
Streets:
Park Row
East Parade
Commercial Street
Lands Lane
Albion Street
Briggate
Headrow
Looking at large scale hunts around other cities similar to monopoly to get inspiration. These are done as team building exercises.
I created a map on google pin pointing the places I want to go to on my trail to make sure they are with in walking distance of each other but to also work out what direction I will need to send people in.
I then did some research into each of the places and found interesting historical facts about each of them.
LANDS LANE
At the heart of lands lane sits Leeds church, built in 1866-1868. Designed by architects Richard Adams and John Kelly. It is a grad 2 listed building which was converted in 1980 into commercial use. It is not Byron Burgers
BRIGGATE
The bridge and a battle
> 23rd January 1643, Sir Thomas Fairfax faced the Yorkshire Royalist (led by Sir William Savile)
Fairfax led his troops up past St John's church whilst a different group attacked from Boar Lane, another group attacked from Leeds bridge from the south. With assaults from 3 different directions Sir Savile's Loyalists crumbles in just 3 hours. The victorious parliamentarians took 500 prisoners yet they were set free when the promised not to take further part in the conflict.
> 1888 footage of worlds first moving image
> Trams ran here up until 1950
PARK ROW
> Britains first permanent traffic light system installed here at the junction with bond street in 1928 by Herbet Thorp.
> Leeds city museum was first situated here until it was damaged in WW2 by german bombs
EAST PARADE
1834 Leeds school of medicine was purchased here opposite LGI
COMMERCIAL STREET
> home to the independent leeds library, exclusive to members who pay an annual fee. Has been here since 1768. Books include travel, typography, biography and history. 1,500 new books are added every year. Grade 2 listed building.
IDEAS
1. Cards, similar to community chest/ chance. The front has the info of the place/ history. The back has directions to the next place.
2. A map in the style of a monopoly board
3. Something collectable, cards on a pinboard for people to take containing facts about the history
4. Card dispenser on a building with cards to collect **
5. An A-board with an arrow hanging on it in the direction of way to go., parts of the arrow are detachable and collectable. **
** Relating to pentagram, something cheap and easy to move/ relocate. Something easy to take and collect.
PROPOSAL
Monopoly was first printed in Leeds in 1936. This isn't a well known fact about the history of Leeds. My task is to make people more aware of this knowledge as well as other lesser known facts about Leeds' history.
COLOURS
. Red
. Yellow
. Green
. Blue
. Brown
. Light Blue
. Pink
. Orange
. Light green (background)
. Black & white
A simplified version of my idea. Having property cards hung on hooks for people to take and collect.
What size is a monopoly property card?
8.7cm X 5.6cm
A small prototype. To try get my idea down and easy to explain to people.
The measurements for the actual thing =
Board: 610 x 305 mm
Cards: 87 x 56 mm
Board with boarder: 420 x 220 mm
Height: 220/ 56 = 3.9
Width: 420/ 87 = 4.8
3 cards tall by 4 cards long
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