Why is Leeds called the 'Garden City'?

Garden Cities were set up after WWI to provide housing for people to work in London and to replace bombed and slum London housing stock. They were based on having open spaces and being a pleasant place to live. Google Welwyn Garden City for more info. Leeds is hardly the worst place in the UK to live but it's not a Garden City. read more

Leeds is a fantastic city, and that is coming from someone originally from the other side of the Pennines. The city has generally faired well over the last. 30 years or so , one of the leading legal and financial centres outside of London , and thriving tech / internet businesses too. read more