Kirkgate market building - detail
Introduction
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Kirkgate market building - detail
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 29 Jan 2022
Surprisingly, the market hall building is not listed. It dates from 1904 and is by John & Joseph Leeming. Pevsner* describes the figures shown here as "Thewlis & CO's draped well-fed putti". For context, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.796835
Longitude
-1.540118