Leeds Office - Geological Survey of Great Britain

1959–1984 Leeds Office, Halton. To be a central 'regional' office to house the three field units then covering the north of England and a nucleus of palaeontological, petrological and photographic staff to service them.

Opening of the Leeds Office

1959 Summary of Progress reports:

:We reported last year that approval had been given for the establishment of an office in and for the North of England and that accommodation had been found for it in Leeds. As expected, this office was ready for occupation during the summer; the staff in the Manchester and Newcastle offices were transferred to Leeds and those two offices were closed ; the staff concerned with work in the North of England but based on London were also transferred to Leeds; records and materials were removed from Manchester, Newcastle and London. The Leeds Office is now in full working order although the curation of records and materials is not yet quite complete.