The Grange at Leeds Beckett University's Headingley Campus This building dates from 1752 and was the home of the wealthy flax spinner John Marshall from 1804-1818.Sixteen years later in 1834,William Beckett bought the house and its estate. In the late 1850s,William Beckett made substantial changes to the house. (Text adapted from Leeds Civic Society's blue plaque affixed to the building) Today the Grange is used by Leeds Beckett University. Car numberplates have been censored by myself out of respect for their owners' privacy