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The City of Bradford has areas of green space, and recycling schemes. [34] Bradford became the world's first UNESCO City of Film in 2009. The designation recognises Bradford's aim to use this history and the local popularity and accessibility of film as a major tool for regeneration, cultural development and social inclusion. [35]
The park cost £24.5 million to construct, and is a public space in the city centre that features numerous fountains and a mirror pool surrounded by benches and a walk way. [59] In 2015 The Broadway opened, the shopping and leisure complex in the centre of Bradford cost £260 million to build and is owned by Meyer Bergman.
11 May: Bradford City stadium fire. Mohammed Ajeeb becomes Lord Mayor. Bradford City Football Club are promoted to the second tier of English football (later called the Championship) as Champions. 1987 – Jonathan Silver buys Salts Mill as a commercial, retail and cultural venue and opens the 1853 Gallery here. 1992 – Pictureville Cinema opens.
The Oastler Centre can trace its origins back to the 1930s, with the then called John Street Market completed on 30 June 1930. [9] [10] The market was popular with local Bradfordians and existed in the city centre alongside other markets, including the Victorian Arndale Centre which was demolished in 1976 to make way for a new market now known as Kirkgate Market.
Bradford City Hall. This is a list of the grade I listed buildings in the City of Bradford.In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance; Grade I structures are those on account of their special architectural or historic interest. [1]
Sunny day at the City Park. City Park is a public space in the centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is centred on the Grade I listed Bradford City Hall. The city park comprises three main areas (each side of the triangular City Hall site.) To the east of the City Hall is the Norfolk Gardens area.
Bradford City Hall is a 19th-century town hall in Centenary Square, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building which has a distinctive clock tower. [ 1 ]
Where the route passes through Bradford city centre in a culvert, it is to be marked by a series of carved plaques set into the ground by the Friends of Bradford's Becks. [24] The first three plaques were unveiled inside and just outside The Broadway shopping centre at the end of 2015, [ 25 ] [ 26 ] and the rest are to be installed during 2016.