What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Coloured Cloth Hall Leeds' most splendid Georgian cloth hall, built in 1758, stood on this site. Projecting to the centre of City Square, its massive quandrangular structure housed 1770 stalls for clothiers selling dyed woollen cloth at the Tuesday and Saturday markets. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
The Coloured Cloth Hall was Leeds' most prominent Georgian market hall, built in 1758, serving as a vital center for the sale of dyed woollen cloth and reflecting the city's importance in the textile trade.
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