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This shows the new borough Market Hall around the time it opened on 18th July 1904. The Council had held a competition to design the building and of the eight entries, John & Joseph Leeming of Westminster Buildings, London, were the winners. They had also designed the market hall at Halifax. The clock was made by Potts and Sons and cost ?150. The original estimate for the building of the market hall was ?73,000 but the final toll was ?116,750. The arrangement of stalls, as seen here, was altered and the clock removed to construct a central entrance in 1912. This idea had been resisted by the Markets Sub-Committee while the building was in progress in 1903. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Market Hall Kirkgate | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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