Piazza Centre

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The entrance to the Piazza Centre from King Street

The Piazza Centre is a shopping centre in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

History

The Piazza Centre was built on the site of the Market Hall, which was demolished in 1970. [1]

A town regeneration plan published by Kirklees Council in June 2019 which proposed demolishing the Piazza Centre. [2]

In 2021, Huddersfield Art Gallery was temporarily relocated to the Piazza Centre to allow work to take place on the original building. [3] A campaign has since launched to oppose the demolition of the Piazza Centre, arguing that the spaces within it are beneficial to local arts communities. [4]

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References

  1. Castle, Gavin (2014-06-25). "Huddersfield Market Hall". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. Abbiss, Ben (2019-07-08). "Tell Kirklees Council your thoughts on the £250m town centre plan". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. "Huddersfield Art Gallery temporarily relocates to the Piazza". Huddersfield Times. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. Shaw, Martin (2022-02-16). "Arts community launches campaign to save Piazza Centre from demolition". Huddersfield Hub. Retrieved 2022-02-18.

Coordinates: 53°38′39.83″N1°46′50.21″W / 53.6443972°N 1.7806139°W / 53.6443972; -1.7806139