Plans have been announced to reopen Leeds' Victorian bear pit in Headingley to the public, with work hoped to start later this year.
Leeds Civic Trust has confirmed it has planning permission to restore the building and grounds on Cardigan Road. As part of the plans, the trust is looking for a way to represent the site's history as a bear pit, and has produced mock-up photos showing the restored pit with a bear statue in them to show how the pit could look.
The Leeds Zoological & Botanical Gardens first opened all the way back in 1840. It was designed by William Billinton, an architect from Wakefield who had hoped the gardens would contain lakes and bridges and fountains.
