Originally a cloth hall for selling pieces of cloth, it was ceremoniously opened on January 1st 1779. It flourished for 35 years but increasing mechanisation undermined the handloom weaver and the Piece Hall became redundant. In 1868 it was signed…
This large residential hotel, originally built in 1840 to serve the adjacent railway and formerly linked to the station platform via a footbridge, was badly damaged by fire in 1997, but was later restored. This photo was taken early 1998 at the start…
This large residential hotel, originally built in 1840 to serve the adjacent railway and formerly linked to the station platform via a footbridge, was badly damaged by fire in 1997, but was later restored. This photo was taken early 1998 at the start…
Originally a cloth hall for selling pieces of cloth, it was ceremoniously opened on January 1st 1779. It flourished for 35 years but increasing mechanisation undermined the handloom weaver and the Piece Hall became redundant. In 1868 it was signed…