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View showing the Town Hall (1858) designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, the decision to include a clock tower was made in 1857 one year before completion. In front of the Town Hall are the Municiple Buildings housing the library and art gallery (1884). On the right is the 1881 School Board Offices. In the distance is the tower of St Georges church (1838), the tower was blown down in high winds on Sunday 11th February 1962. On the right is the Brotherton Wing (1930s) further on, note the open semi-circular balconies where beds were placed for patients to recieve fresh air. The square tower belongs to St Anne's Cathedral (1904) and was designed by J.H. Eastwood in a fashionable Arts and Crafts Gothic style. On the far right is the 170ft West tower of the Civic Hall (1933) topped by a 7ft high gilded owl. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Aerial View West | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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