Grand Arcade (Leeds)

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The Grand Arcade is a shopping arcade located on New Briggate in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and a Grade II listed building. [1] It was built by New Briggate Arcade Company Ltd in 1897, with Smith & Tweedal as architects, in Renaissance style with Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style) details. [1] [2] [3]

The arcade was built on land in Briggate owned by the Lupton family who had also owned land in nearby North Street/Mabgate and Merrion Street since the mid-18th century. Their Briggate land housed buildings including Lupton's Mill and its accompanying dam which were demolished by 1897 to build the arcade. [4] [3] [5]

The arcade originally consisted of two parallel arcades running between Vicar Lane and New Briggate, with a cross passage onto Merrion Street. The northern arcade was converted to the Tower Cinema in 1920 and further converted into a nightclub in 1985. [1] The remaining passage features an animated clock by Potts of Leeds. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Grand Arcade, Leeds (1375223)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Wrathmell, Susan (2005). Pevsner Architectural Guides – Leeds. Yale University Press. pp. 162–3. ISBN   0-300-10736-6.
  3. 1 2 "The Arcade Quarters" (PDF). Leeds Gov. UK. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. Sprittles, J. (1969). Links with Bygone Leeds – Volume 52, Issue 115 –. Thoresby Society. p. 40. Retrieved 16 May 2022. On the site of the ground to the north of the old Grammar School stood Lupton's Mill, which was demolished [in 1897] to make room for the Grand Arcade; it was bounded by Lower Merrion Street, on which side was the mill – dam for the feeding of ...
  5. Morris, R. J. (2005). Men, women and property in England. p. 276. Retrieved 9 May 2022. The [Lupton] estate had originated in the successful mid-18th century estate of David Rider [whose daughter Olive married Arthur Lupton on 17 November, 1773]. [David] held substantial property in the Mabgate area [North Street]...

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