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Why this matters
Queens Court represents a preserved medieval burgage plot in Leeds, featuring a 1714 wool merchant's house and associated workshops, illustrating the city’s historical importance in the textile trade.
Overview
Queens Court, Leeds blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Leeds. This blue commemorative plaque records: Queens Court. This historic courtyard occupies one of the 60 burgage plots which abutted Briggate in the Middle Ages.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Queens Court.
People and events
The saved account records: This historic courtyard occupies one of the 60 burgage plots which abutted Briggate in the Middle Ages.
How it worked
The saved account records: It is fronted by an eight-bayed woollen cloth merchant's house (built c.1714) and contains the merchant's cloth finishing shops and warehouses.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Queens Court, Leeds blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Queens Court. This historic courtyard occupies one of the 60 burgage plots which abutted Briggate in the Middle Ages. It is fronted by an eight-bayed woollen cloth merchant's house (built c.1714) and contains the merchant's cloth finishing shops and warehouses. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
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