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Majestic, Leeds

The Majestic
The Majestic in 2020 after redevelopment
Map
Former namesTop Rank Bingo Hall
Majestyk
General information
TypeCinema and restaurant
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
LocationCity Square, Leeds
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°47′47″N 01°32′56″W / 53.79639°N 1.54889°W / 53.79639; -1.54889
Current tenantsChannel 4[1]
Knights plc[2]
Opened5 June 1922
Renovated2017–20
Closed10 July 1969
OwnerRushbond plc
Design and construction
Architect(s)Pascal J Stienlet
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated14 June 1993
Reference no.1375048
Renovating team
Architect(s)DLA Architecture
Renovating firmSir Robert McAlpine
Website
majesticleeds.co.uk

The Majestic is a Grade II listed building on City Square, Leeds, occupying the corner of Quebec Street and Wellington Street.[3][4]

Constructed as a cinema in the early 1920s during a boom in the building of picture palaces, it was closed in 1969, after which the Majestic was used as a bingo hall and later as a nightclub. The building was listed at Grade II in 1993 as the Top Rank Bingo Hall and, in 2014, was badly damaged in a fire, resulting in the loss of all original interior and roof. Subsequently, it has been redeveloped into offices by Rushbond, serving as the national headquarters of Channel 4.

  1. ^ "Channel 4 confirms Majestic move". Rushbond. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ Wright, Greg (17 July 2020). "Law firm Knights to move into Majestic building in Leeds alongside Channel 4". The Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Top Rank Bingo Hall (1375048)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ Wrathmell, Susan (2005). Pevsner Architectural Guides: Leeds. Yale University Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-300-10736-6.

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