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The Leeds Corn Exchange is a shopping mall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The structure, which was commissioned as a corn exchange , is a grade I listed building . [ 1 ]
Leeds Corn Exchange. Leeds Corn Exchange. 1862. Designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, a Hull architect best known for Leeds Town Hall, this Grade I listed structure was completed in 1862. The dome design was based on that of the Bourse de commerce of Paris by François-Joseph Bélanger and François Brunet, completed in 1811. [174]
In 1884, Kirkgate Market was the founding location of Marks & Spencer which opened in Leeds Market as a penny bazaar. [7] The Marks & Spencer's heritage is marked by the Market Clock in the 1904 hall which bears the shop's name. This clock was unveiled in 1984 to celebrate the centenary of Marks & Spencer.
Another focus of investment is the eastern side of Leeds city centre, with plans for the revitalisation of Kirkgate, Leeds's oldest street, resulting in the complete reconstruction of the Grade II* listed First White Cloth Hall, as well as ownership of Cuthbert Brodrick's 1863 Corn Exchange as a retail destination and New York House near ...
Many were installed at locations in Yorkshire, [5] and Leeds had the most, [6] including examples on Leeds Town Hall and Leeds Corn Exchange. [1] The clock on the Pierhead Building at Cardiff Docks was installed in 1897, but was removed and sold in 1973. The mechanism was taken to Alabama, USA and returned to Cardiff in 2005.
The Vicar Lane entrance to Leeds Kirkgate Market Leeds Corn Exchange. It was in the 19th century that Leeds began to grow into one of Britain's largest cities. This led to widespread building across the city. Leeds' wool and cloth trades resulted in the building of many industrial buildings during this era.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Granary Wharf The Leeds Corn Exchange opened in 1864. Leeds developed as a market town in the Middle Ages as part of the local agricultural economy. Before the Industrial Revolution, it became a co-ordination centre for the manufacture of woollen cloth, and white broadcloth was traded at its White Cloth Hall. [23]
A shop on a corner site, it was refaced in about 1925, and is in brick with render incised with bands, and pilasters with plaques and swags, and a slate roof. There are three storeys, attics and cellars, eight bays on Briggate, four in The Headrow, and a curved corner. In the ground floor are modern shop fronts, and the upper floors contain ...