Leeds Town Hall

• Architect: Cutherbert Broderick.
• Officially opened: 7 September 1858 by Queen Victoria.
• Foundation Stone laid 17/8/1853 by Mayor, John Hope Shaw.
• See book: Two Leeds Architects, shelved at L B COR and LQ 927.2 W698.
• Good brief history at LP 942.819 BRI.
• Specifics of building in Listed Buildings book, vol.3, p.1100.
• Effigies on the west wall - no known info in L&FH or at Town Hall.
• Height: 225 feet / 68.6 metres (approx).
• Base of hall is 123.29 ft above sea level (according to Geography Dept of Leeds Central High School in 1966).
• See also Town Hall organ.