47-509: Victoria Leeds is a shopping district and leisure area in central Leeds , comprising the 1990 Victoria Quarter, an arcaded complex of restored 19th-century and contemporary shopping arcades, and the 2016 Victoria Gate development. Notable for its role in the regeneration of Leeds' city centre, and a programme of restoration and reuse which included commissioning the largest work of stained glass work in Europe, designed by artist Brian Clarke , to cover
94-430: A John Lewis & Partners store, and a U-shaped covered pedestrian area of shops, restaurants, and cafes. The development incorporates Templar Square, a public space incorporating the listed Templar House. A development known as Eastgate Quarters was announced in 2004, following several cancelled schemes for a site that had been derelict from the 1970s, located to the east of Leeds city centre. The 2004 Eastgate masterplan
141-426: A clockwise direction around the city centre. It serves major transport interchanges and both universities as well as the main shopping and financial districts. There have been calls for a second FreeCityBus to serve emerging business, leisure and residential districts in the southern part of central Leeds. Leeds city centre has its main bus station in the east of the city. However, as a rule only buses heading out of
188-531: A degree in architecture from Newcastle University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (then part of Durham University ) in 1961, followed by a Masters in urban planning at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In 1965, Farrell moved to London to form a partnership with Sir Nicholas Grimshaw . In 1980, he founded his own company, Terry Farrell & Partners. In addition, Farrell lectures at
235-512: A large campus here. Leeds Dock is the city's southern Cultural Quarter. It is where the Royal Armouries Museum can be found, the building was designed by architect Derek Walker and built at a cost of £42.5 million over two years. The museum has since become one of the city's major tourist attractions. The Financial Quarter is bounded by Park Row to the East, Leeds Inner Ring Road to
282-664: A number of different universities including Cambridge University , the University of London , the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Sheffield . In the early part of his career, Farrell gave emphasis to housing projects. Later, after the break with Grimshaw, he became the UK's principal postmodernist and was best known for the TV-am headquarters in Camden Lock and the redevelopment of Comyn Ching Triangle in London's Covent Garden . In
329-548: A number of grand Victorian buildings that are important in the civic life of the city. Prominent institutes include Leeds Magistrates' and Crown Courts, Leeds Library , Leeds Art Gallery , Leeds Civic Hall and Leeds Town Hall . The town hall was completed in 1858 and opened by Queen Victoria . Leeds Civic Hall opened in 1933 by King George V and is home to the Lord Mayor's Room and the council chambers. Many barristers ' chambers and solicitors' offices are found here because of
376-562: A place to provide people with disabilities some employment opportunities. Its workshop has had several locations, beginning in a temporary location near Chapeltown Road, then to the old disused Whitbread Brewery site at Kirkstall and from 1993 to the present Seacroft location. Leeds City Council was the only local authority to do this for some years but now a small number have followed Leeds Lights example in preparing their own displays where as most other councils buy in their lights and services. The lights are repaired and pressure cleaned annually at
423-575: A revised masterplan and in March 2011, an outline planning application for Eastgate Quarters developed by ACME was submitted to Leeds City Council. On 13 July 2011, planning permission was granted for the Hammerson scheme to proceed. Leeds city centre Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds , West Yorkshire , England. It is roughly bounded by the Inner Ring Road to
470-462: A surge of 130,000 people enter its doors on the first day of opening. Costing £350 million, and creating 3,000 jobs, this was a major development for Leeds. It was the only major retail development to open in the UK in 2013. It covers 1,000,000 sq ft (92,900 sq m) with has a capacity for 120 shops and numerous pop-up shops . The Calls is close to the River Aire . The area's decline began in
517-474: Is a British architect and urban designer . In 1980, after working for 15 years in partnership with Sir Nicholas Grimshaw , Farrell founded his own firm, Farrells . He established his reputation with three completed projects in London in the late 1980s: Embankment Place , 125 London Wall aka Alban Gate and SIS Building aka Vauxhall Cross. He garnered a strong reputation for contextual urban design schemes, as well as exuberant works of postmodernism such as
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#1732845414644564-504: Is a network of interconnected, covered shopping spaces, forming an upmarket shopping district popularly known as 'the Knightsbridge of the North'. Created in a major redevelopment programme through the restoration of the existing Victorian and Edwardian arcades, and the creation of a contemporary arcade through the pedestrianisation and glazing over of the adjacent Queen Victoria Street with what
611-459: Is said to reference Leeds' heritage as a centre of the textile industry in its design. The artwork received the Leeds Award for Architecture in 1991. Victoria Gate was built on an undeveloped site adjacent to Leeds Market. The £165 million covered shopping centre opened on 20 October 2016. The centre, fronting onto Eastgate, George Street and Harewood Street, comprises a large multi-storey car park,
658-597: Is served by Leeds Bradford Airport . This is situated in Yeadon approximately seven miles north -west of the city centre. The city centre is linked to the airport by the A1 bus service operated by Yorkshire Coastliner . The airport serves major European destinations as well as many further afield. Traffic passing past Leeds city centre is diverted away from the main areas by the Leeds Inner Ring Road , an urban motorway passing
705-564: Is the city's northern cultural quarter. Centred upon Centenary Square, landmarks include: NHS England's Quarry House; the BBC Yorkshire building, which moved from Woodhouse Lane in August 2004; the Leeds Playhouse , which opened in March 1990; Leeds College of Music , which moved to its current location in 1997; and Northern Ballet which moved to the area in 2010. Leeds City College also has
752-486: Is widely cited as an exemplar of successful and contextual urban regeneration, and in 1991 the full scheme was awarded both the Leeds Award for Architecture (with the stained glass canopy receiving an award individually, in addition) and the Civic Trust Award; in 2013 Victoria Quarter received another Leeds Architecture Award, for its contribution to the city's redevelopment. County Arcade and Cross Arcade were built by
799-531: The City of Leeds and National Express services use it. Local First Leeds buses use stops on the city streets, or a number of smaller bus stations, referred to as bus points, at Bond Street, Infirmary Street, Leeds railway station and the Corn Exchange. Terry Farrell (architect) Sir Terence Farrell CBE FRIBA FRSA FCSD MRTPI (born 12 May 1938), known as Terry Farrell ,
846-645: The Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment , intended to offer expert guidance on the direction of British architecture. Farrell was born in Sale, Cheshire . His maternal grandfather was born in Manchester to an Irish mother who had emigrated to England from Ireland to escape Great Famine . As a youth he moved to Newcastle upon Tyne , where he attended St Cuthbert's Grammar School . He graduated with
893-508: The Galleria in Milan . The “largest and most elaborate, and the latest constructed, of Leeds' 19th-century and fin de siècle arcades, with construction begun in 1898 and completed in 1904, they were notable for their glazed barrel roofing decorated with copious amounts of faïence from the local Burmantofts Pottery , a number of mosaics and plentiful use of marble . Matcham's development included
940-676: The MI6 Building . In 1991, his practice expanded internationally, opening an office in Hong Kong. In Asia his firm designed KK100 in Shenzhen , the tallest building ever designed by a British architect, as well as Guangzhou South railway station , once the largest railway station in Asia. At the 2013 invitation of Ed Vaizey , the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries , his firm commenced
987-755: The Peak Tower , Kowloon Station development and the British Consulate-General, Hong Kong . His KK100 tower in Shenzhen is the tallest building ever by a British architect. Farrell is on the Design Advisory Committee of the Mayor of London . In 2008 he was appointed Design and Planning Leader for the Thames Gateway , Europe's largest regeneration project. Farrell was named CBE in 1996 and made
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#17328454146441034-428: The University of Leeds each have a large campus forming an expansive tri-campus area in the north-east city centre, spanning both sides of the inner ring road and expanding into the areas. In addition to the two university campuses there are also multiple smaller education campuses to the area including Leeds Art University , Notre Dame Sixth Form College , Leeds City College and Blenheim Primary School. Quarry Hill
1081-733: The 1980s and 1990s his projects included Charing Cross Station , the MI6 headquarters building, The Deep Aquarium in Hull and The International Centre for Life in Newcastle. More recent work includes the new headquarters for the Home Office , the conversion of the Grade I- listed Royal Institution of Great Britain and the Great North Museum in Newcastle. He has been responsible for regeneration projects in
1128-576: The East, North and West of the city centre. Much of the Inner Ring Road is in tunnels so not visible to passing pedestrians. All major routes into Leeds head towards the city centre. The city centre is served by the M621 motorway . The most notable bus service within central Leeds is the LeedsCityBus service operated by First Leeds and funded by West Yorkshire Metro . This service runs every few minutes in
1175-510: The Empire Theatre and all three constructions were in the same style: three storeys decorated in a 'free baroque style' with pink and buff terracotta. In 1961, the Empire Theatre was demolished to make way for another arcade in contemporary style. Having become dilapidated, the County and Cross Arcades were restored by Derek Latham & Co in phases between 1989 and 1996, and Queen Victoria Street
1222-590: The Leeds Estate Company, who commissioned theatre architect Frank Matcham to design them as part of the Company's redevelopment of the east side of Briggate and west side of Vicar Lane, which the City Engineer had recommended, to Leeds City Council in 1896, be widened. Matcham's newly-constructed Empire Theatre, around which the arcades were built, was intended to form the focal point of a civic complex modelled on
1269-516: The Leeds Lights workshop in Seacroft throughout the year. 80,000 coloured lamps are stored at the workshop, and 2000m of coloured rope light are used. A team of 14 works all year round producing the display. From October–January, a team of 9 works to erect the lights ready for the switch on in early November, before removing the lights after Christmas. Commercial advertising has been permitted on some of
1316-669: The UK including Newcastle Quayside , Brindleyplace in Birmingham, Edinburgh Exchange District , Greenwich Peninsula and Paddington Basin . He has also designed his own buildings within these projects, including the Edinburgh International Conference Centre with the help of Duncan Whatmore, and The Point in Paddington Basin . In May 2010, he was appointed to regenerate the 72-acre (29 ha) area around Earl's Court exhibition centre. In 2012 his practice
1363-515: The artist on the restoration of the Cavendish Arcade in Buxton, completed in 1987, which had likewise entailed the restoration and reuse of a complex of historical buildings through the creation of a public shopping space by the integration of a monumental artwork. The canopy at Leeds, made of mouth-blown antik (or 'antique') and opak glass, enamelled, refired, and acid-etched, and assembled using
1410-448: The city centre Other headquarters include Asda and Channel 4 . Each Christmas the streets of Leeds city centre are decorated with a variety of Christmas lights . The widely publicised ‘switch-on' ceremony is in early November, when a celebrity flicks the switch to illuminate the decorations at Victoria Gardens and usually attracts tens-of-thousands of people to the turning on ceremony. When Leeds Lights were first established in 1983,
1457-700: The close proximity to the courts. The area has a number high-rise residential properties and developments, including Sky Plaza and Opal 3 . Altus House is the tallest building in Yorkshire . Other major institutions are located within the Quarter, including the Yorkshire Bank HQ and also the Merrion Centre . Queen Square is also found here. Leeds General Infirmary , the Leeds Beckett University and
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1504-494: The completion of a number of developments. is the name given by local government and planning agencies to a mixed-use urban renewal area south of Leeds railway station . Bridgewater Place and also Granary Wharf are within Holbeck Urban Village . The new High Speed 2 station was due to border this area of Leeds, which is why much of the area is considered prime location for development. Financial Hospitality in
1551-494: The early 20th century when industry moved away from the centre outwards. From 1985 to 1995 Leeds Corporation carried out a major regeneration with a careful conversion of listed building warehouses and new build in sympathetic style for a mixed-use area. Many of the area's old industrial buildings have now been converted into modern flats and commercial buildings. Mediaeval Leeds ended at The Headrow , multiple entertainment venues and municipal buildings were built directly north of
1598-474: The first branch of the luxury store, now operating globally, outside London. Cited as the largest work of public art in Britain at the time of its installation, the 749-square-metre stained-glass roof, which spans the 125-metre length of Queen Victoria Street, was designed by painter Brian Clarke between 1988 and 1990 as an integral part of the development scheme. Architects Latham and Co. had previously worked with
1645-575: The lights, such as The Headrow's champagne bottle lights. Celebrities who turned on the Leeds Christmas lights: Leeds city centre is served by Leeds railway station . The station is one of 20 in Great Britain to be managed by Network Rail . It is the busiest English station outside London, and the UK's second busiest station outside London after Glasgow Central . The station serves national, regional and suburban railway services. The city centre
1692-449: The mosaic technique, was fabricated under Clarke's supervision in Germany, and then installed at Leeds over a period of six months. The arcade's canopy remains the largest work of stained glass in Great Britain and in Europe. Its colour scheme was derived from the artist's study and adaptation of Frank Matcham's own colour palette in his designs for decorative glass. The abstract, gridded canopy
1739-459: The narrower shopping areas of the city. The area's entertainment venues are Leeds Arena , are Leeds Academy , Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House . Millennium Square anchored by the civic hall was a flagship project to mark the year 2000. It hosts regular concerts, with past performers including the Kaiser Chiefs , Bridewell Taxis , HARD-Fi , Fall Out Boy and Embrace . It is home to
1786-538: The newly pedestrianised Queen Victoria Street, the 1990 scheme created a covered retail district of linked arcades. In 2016, the Victoria Quarter was merged with the newly built Victoria Gate complex to form the largest premium retail and leisure venue in Northern England. The district includes a casino and major stores such as Harvey Nichols and John Lewis and Partners . The Grade II* listed Victoria Quarter
1833-470: The north and the River Aire to the south and can be divided into several quarters. The old town is considered the retail core of Leeds, it extends south from buildings on either side of The Headrow to the River Aire . Kirkgate and Briggate are the oldest streets in Leeds, from which the city grew from. Briggate is home to several chain food and shopping chains, was fully pedestrianised in 1996 and connected
1880-456: The switch on was held on the 4th Thursday of November, however it has since been brought forward. The illuminations are renowned as being the largest display in the United Kingdom, spanning over 13 miles of city centre streets and using over 2 million low energy light bulbs. Leeds is notable for designing, manufacturing and maintaining its own Christmas Light motifs. Its workshop began as
1927-621: The two previously pedestrian areas either side of it. The old town can be further subdivided into several areas: the city square; the Victorian arcades (such as the Grand Arcade , Thornton's Arcade and the County Arcade); department stores and indoor shopping centres of The Headrow (such as The Light and St John's Centre ), The Calls' markets ( Corn Exchange and Leeds Kirkgate Market ). Opened 21 March 2013, Trinity Leeds shopping centre had
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1974-429: The west of the city. The Wellington Place development and the wider Wellington Gardens area of the city contain a number of international corporations. Wellington Place is currently under construction. Historically, Holbeck Urban Village was Holbeck 's closest area to the centre of Leeds . Due to the expansion of the city, it is now considered part of the city centre and was rezoned as Holbeck Urban Village , following
2021-507: The west, The Headrow to the north and Wellington Street to the south. It is centred on the Georgian Park Square , one of the green spaces in Leeds city centre. The City Centre Loop passes through the quarter, using City Square , Quebec Street, King Street and East Parade. Leeds Law School is at Cloth Hall Court. Major names can be found in the financial quarter such as Aviva and The Bank of England . The district has grown out towards
2068-517: Was appointed as masterplanners for Wood Wharf – the next phase of Canary Wharf's development. In East Asia, projects include Incheon International Airport in Seoul and Beijing South railway station , the largest in Asia. When completed in December 2010 Guangzhou South railway station was for a time the largest railway station in the world. Since setting up his practice in Hong Kong in 1990, he has designed
2115-558: Was at the time the largest work of public art in England, and the largest secular stained glass work in the world, designed by artist Brian Clarke. Covering three blocks between Briggate and Vicar Lane , comprising County Arcade, Cross Arcade, Queen Victoria Street and King Edward Street, the Derek Latham & Company redevelopment opened as the Victoria Quarter in September 1990. The project
2162-626: Was developed by Terry Farrell and outline planning permission was obtained in 2007. A number of architects were appointed that year to design buildings in the masterplan, including the Jerde Partnership and Benoy for the Templar Arcade, Thomas Heatherwick for Harewood Quarter, ACME for the John Lewis Store and McAslan for buildings along Eastgate. The scheme was put on hold in late 2008. In 2010 Hammerson announced that work had commenced on
2209-440: Was glazed over in its entirety with a stained glass canopy by British artist Brian Clarke , bridging the two elevations of Queen Victoria Street on a self-supporting stainless steel and glass, split-level structure that sits between the original, listed buildings by Matcham. In the redevelopment, the 1960s arcade that had replaced the Empire Theatre was demolished and replaced by a branch of Harvey Nichols , which opened in 1996 as
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