The 2nd White Cloth hall was a marketplace for the sale of undyed cloth in

Holbeck Holbeck is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It begins on the southern edge of Leeds city centre and mainly lies in the LS11 postcode district. The M1 and M621 motorways used to end/begin in Holbeck. Now the M621 is the o ...

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. It was built south of the river, between Meadow Lane and Hunslet Lane in 1756 to replace the

1st White Cloth Hall The 1st White Cloth Hall is a Grade II* listed building on Kirkgate, in the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. History Originally named The White Cloth Hall, it was opened in 1711 as a response to the building of a covered clo ...

of 1711. The 2nd cloth hall was much larger than its predecessor but it only served 20 years until the construction of the enormous

3rd White Cloth Hall The 3rd White Cloth Hall is an important historic building in Leeds city centre in England. Between its construction in 1775–6 and partial destruction in 1865, the hall was one of the most important market places in Northern England for the s ...

. The building was demolished in 1786, only 30 years after its construction. The only part of the building to survive was the

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which was transferred to the 3rd White Cloth Hall. Illustration of 3rd Cloth Hall located Hunslet Lane - Meadow Lane

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Buildings and structures in Leeds Demolished buildings and structures in England Buildings and structures demolished in 1786 {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub

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