Leeds Town Hall in Leeds

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  Paul Davies

  :: 04 April 2018 08:59:48

  Grandiose1800s architecture. Opened by QueeVictoria

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  Banner Hampton

  :: 02 February 2018 19:26:43

  The town hall is classical in style but baroque in imaginative power and drama. It stands squarely at the top of a flight of steps (altered from their original shape) on a mound made specially for the purpose. The whole facade is made of giant columns and all the sides reflect that pattern. The central portico has ten huge Corinthian columns. Then there is an immense frieze and rising above it all the central tower, 225 ft (69 m) high, which was not in the original design. The Victoria Hall rises to 92 ft (28 m) inside the parallelogram of surrounding rooms and corridors and the enclosing colonnades. The carving of the tympanum over the front entrance represents Leeds encouraging the arts and sciences. The four Portland stone lions on plinths along the frontage, modeled at London Zoo, contrast with the sandstone of the building itself. The town hall provided accommodation for municipal departments, a courtroom, police station or 'central charge office', and a venue for concerts and civic events. It still has a role as a council office, although many departments have been relocated. The principal performance space, the richly decorated Victoria Hall, is a venue for orchestral concerts. Its concert organ, the largest three manual example in Europe, is used for lunchtime organ recitals.

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  David Hanson

  :: 13 December 2017 19:02:42

  Good main hall. Great organ. Events can be marred by officious stewarding.

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  Sie Barlow

  :: 02 December 2017 20:21:48

  Great sized function room for our annual visit for Ginfest. Good location, plenty of facilities close by, and a truly striking building. Love sitting on the steps out front watching the world go by.

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  Amanda Ross

  :: 01 December 2017 15:48:35

  Had a great wedding of my stepson and newly acquired daughter in law.