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Leeds Civic Hall
| Leeds Civic Hall | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Leeds Civic Hall in Millennium Square | |
  Location within West Yorkshire | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical/Art Deco |
| Town or city | Leeds, West Yorkshire, |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°48′08″N 1°32′55″W / 53.80214°N 1.5485°W |
| Construction started | September 1930 |
| Opened | 23 August 1933 |
| Cost | £360,000 |
| Client | Leeds City Council |
| Height | |
| Tip | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Portland stone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | E. Vincent Harris |
| Other designers | George Kruger Gray, Herman Cawthra, John Hodge[1] John Thorp |
| Main contractor | Armitage and Hodgson[1] |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 5 August 1976 |
| Reference no. | 1255781 |
Leeds Civic Hall is a municipal building located in the civic quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It replaced Leeds Town Hall as the administrative centre in 1933.[2] The Civic Hall houses Leeds City Council offices, council chamber and a banqueting hall, and is a Grade II* listed building.[3] A city landmark, two 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in) high gold-leafed owls top its twin towers, decorations which are joined by four more owls on columns in Millennium Square, which sits to the front, and a gilded clock on both sides.
- ^ a b Leeds Civic Hall opened by His Majesty King George V: August 23 1933. Leeds City Council. 1933.
- ^ Mitchell, W. R. (2000). A History of Leeds. Chichester: Phillimore. pp. 4, 136, 153. ISBN 1 86077 130 0.
- ^ Historic England. "CIVIC HALL, Leeds (Grade II*) (1255781)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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