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Templar Hotel, Leeds
The Templar Hotel is a historic pub, public house located on the corner of Templar Street and Vicar Lane, Leeds, Vicar Lane in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was listed building, listed at Grade II by Historic England in 2019 following a campaign by Leeds Civic Trust, due to its many original 19th and 20th century external and interior features. The ground floor is clad with distinctive green and cream Burmantofts Glazed architectural terra-cotta, faience tiling with stained glass windows. Description The Templar is a three-storey brick structure, with stuccoed upper floors and a buff and green Glazed architectural terra-cotta, faience-clad ground floor. It also has dressings in painted stone, a modillion eaves cornice, and a concrete tile roof. On the ground floor are mullioned windows with quoined surrounds, and doorways with Four-centred arch, Tudor arches, carved spandrels, and shallow fanlights, and above them is a frieze with lettering for the pub name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicar Lane, Leeds
Vicar Lane is a street in the city centre of Leeds, a city in England. History The street was first shown on a plan of 1560, with some buildings already lying on the street. The town's workhouse was built on its corner with Lady Lane in 1726, while at its junction with Kirkgate, there was an open area with pens for livestock taken to market. The road long marked the eastern edge of central Leeds, with back-to-back housing to its east. In 1857, Kirkgate Market was built, with its main frontage on Vicar Lane, and when in 1904 it was rebuilt, the opportunity was taken to widen the street. By 1909, it was regarded as one of the main shopping streets in the city. Shops included the Willis Ludlow department store. In 1930, a bus station was opened, serving routes to towns north of Leeds and on the coast, only closing in 1990. In 1964, much of the street was made one-way, but in 2021 it reopened to buses and taxis in both directions. Layout and architecture The road runs north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
