42 The Calls Hotel is a
Grade II listed
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4-star boutique hotel with 41 rooms. The hotel is located on
The Calls
The Calls is an area and street by the River Aire in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England. This district falls within the City and Hunslet ward of the City of Leeds Council. Formerly an area of industry in Leeds, it has now been regene ...
in
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
opposite
Leeds Parish Church
Leeds Minster, or the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds (formerly Leeds Parish Church) is the minster church of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the site of the oldest church in the city and is of architectural and l ...
and near to
Leeds Corn Exchange
The Leeds Corn Exchange is a Victorian building and former corn exchange in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which was completed in 1863. It is a grade I listed building.
History
The Corn exchange was designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, a Hull arc ...
. A former corn mill, the 18th century Fletland Mill was bought by hotelier Jonathan Wix in 1991 and renovated at a cost of £19.5 million.
In February 2018 the hotel entered liquidation,
and
RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed as liquidators of the company following a court order issued on 17 January 2018, and a petition by
HMRC
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The hotel was acquired by local investor Simon Pollard in April 2018.
[{{Cite news, url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/investment-planned-for-luxury-hotel-following-acquisition, title=Investment planned for luxury hotel following acquisition, work=Insider Media Ltd, access-date=2018-04-18, language=en-GB] The hotel is planned to undergo refurbishment in Autumn 2019, but will remain open for bookings for the foreseeable future.
Awards
The hotel has been awarded
Condé Nast Traveller
''Condé Nast Traveller'' is published by Condé Nast Publications Ltd, from Vogue House in Hanover Square, Mayfair, London. It is a luxury travel magazine aimed at the upmarket, independent traveller.
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Best Business Hotel in the UK 2001 and 2002 and
Which?
''Which?'' is a United Kingdom brand name that promotes informed consumer choice in the purchase of goods and services by testing products, highlighting inferior products or services, raising awareness of consumer rights and offering independen ...
Business Hotel of the Year 1999.
Adjacent Features
The hotel is situated along the
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, in length. The ''Handbook for Leeds and Airedale'' (1890) notes that the distance from Malham to Howden is direct, but the river's meanderings extend that to . Between Malham Tarn and Ai ...
, adjacent to The Calls Landing. In between these two buildings, a silver ball fountain was installed to commemorate major regeneration carried out by
Leeds Corporation
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of l ...
between 1985 and 1995. This work was awarded a plaque for the Leeds Award for Architecture 1992, which is fixed to the exterior of 42 The Calls Hotel.
File:42 The Calls Hotel Leeds Front View.jpg, Front entrance to 42 The Calls Hotel
File:42-The-Calls-exterior.jpg, Rear view of 42 The Calls Hotel at night
File:42, The Calls, Leeds (30th April 2018).jpg, Front entrance to 42 The Calls Hotel
File:42 The Calls - geograph.org.uk - 135230.jpg, Silver ball fountain
File:Calls footbridge 8 June 2013 1.jpg, Centenary Footbridge
File:Fletland Mills blue plaque.jpg, Civic Trust plaque and Leeds Award for Architecture on Fletland Mills
References
External links
Official website
Hotels in Leeds
Leeds Blue Plaques