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Description: | 15th April 1931.
Excavations are in progress on the Headrow site of the new Lewis's department store. 100,000 cubic yards of clay and rock were dug out before the foundations could be laid. The excavations were completed by August of 1931 and building commenced. The view looks east towards New Briggate, properties of which are visible in the background. At the top left, the 17th Century Harrison's Almshouses can be seen with St. John's Parish Church adjacent to them. These are situated in Mark Lane. In the centre background are the former Assembly Rooms, part of the Grand Theatre complex and designed by George Corson and James Watson in 1898. The first colour film was shown here in January, 1912. The building was a cinema for many years and when it finally closed it became a venue for Opera North to rehearse from 1986. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Lewis's New Briggate | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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