Leeds Town Hall by AS
Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1853 and 1858 to a design by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.
The secondary frontage at the east end of the building echoes to some extent the Venetian Gothic styleof the older Town Hall next door, with St Peter’s Church (now Leeds Civic Hall) beyond.
The building originally housed law courts, a council chamber, offices, a public hall and a suite of ceremonial rooms. The first stone was laid on 26 August 1853 by Joseph Balme of Oxford; others involved in the ceremony included Alderman Wood, John Nettlefold and other city officials, plus Alderman Fox.
Created: 10 December 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Leeds Town Hall
Local History around Leeds Town Hall
There are some historic monuments around including:
Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge HospitalLate prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood DriveKirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rockAdel Roman fort and settlementRock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane FarmStone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson DriveMiddleton Park shaft moundsStone hut circle settlement in Iveson WoodStank Hall quasi-manorial site.
