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Pupils from Westgate Primary School sing at the re-enactment

Songs sung by Otley school children during a royal visit 150 years ago were revived last week as part of a tribute to the history of Leeds.

Pupils from Westgate Primary School recorded the songs which were originally sung when the Queen visited the area to officially open Leeds Town Hall.

The recordings will be used as part of the Leeds Story' gallery in the new City Museum which opens later this summer.

Westgate Primary head teacher Rhona Bignell said: "We were thrilled to be invited to take part in such an exciting project.

"At Westgate we are really committed to promoting the arts and music is an important part of our school life.

"We have fantastic children who love singing and who have enjoyed adding to their repertoire by learning these traditional Victorian hymns.

"It is a privilege to be even a small part of such a fantastic new resource for the city and the children were eagerly looking forward to visiting the museum, seeing the exhibits and most importantly listening to themselves."

Leeds City Council Lead Member for Leisure, Councillor William Hyde, said: "This is an absolutely wonderful idea. The sight and sounds of these young people all dressed up and singing just as the children did all those years ago was really be something to see and hear.

"Having 32,000 children all gathered on Woodhouse Moor to sing to the Queen must have been an incredible sight, and this superb recreation has greatly added to the experience as visitors relived one of the proudest days in the history of our city."

The new Leeds City Museum, which has cost £20 million, is due to open in August.

8:53am Thursday 27th March 2008

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