Ever been struck by the architectural beauty of Leeds, stopping short in your day to admire the Corn Exchange, the clock towers of Briggate, or the old Tetley signs dotted around town?
As more and more buildings with important pasts are confined to the annals of history, it’s a good time to reflect on some of the ones that are standing tall, wedged in the memory, still within our eyelines, and continue to embolden Leeds’ place on the map.
So we picked out a few of our favourites on Historic England’s register of protected sites to highlight:
7. First Leeds Cloth Hall - Grade II*
Now entertaining the intimate and classy bar Moods, the building was the first cloth hall to be built in Leeds, catering for local producers who previously sold their wares at the general market on Briggate. | Moods
8. Hyde Park Picture House - Grade II
Standing out as the only gas-lit cinema in the world, Hyde Park's premier attraction remained open throughout World War II, and it's first manager, Joe Hardy, is said to have frequently greeted guests in evening dress when it opened in 1914. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
9. Leeds City Museum - Grade II*
The city's one and only mid-Victorian museum of Leeds' social history sits decadently in Millennium Square, reopening to the public in 2008. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
10. Leeds and Holbeck Building Society - Grade II
The former bank was conceptualised as a centrepiece for the Headrow by architect Sir Reginald Blomfield in the 1920s. | Jonathan Gawthorpe