Grand Arcade (Leeds)
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 and around Briggate and Merrion Street which had been owned by the Lupton family since the early 19th century. The area housed buildings including Lupton's Mill and its accompanying dam.[4][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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New Briggate frontage -
Exterior on Vicar Lane -
Potts clock
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Grand Arcade, Leeds (1375223)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b Susan Wrathmell (2005). Pevsner Architectural Guides - Leeds. Yale University Press. p. 162-3. ISBN 0-300-10736-6.
- ^ "The Arcade Quarters" (PDF). Leeds Gov. UK. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ 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 ...
- ^ "The Arcade Quarters" (PDF). Leeds Gov. UK. Retrieved 14 May 2022.