Construction Leeds Town Hall

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clock tower


leeds corporation tendered designs architects in 1852, in open competition. sir charles barry, @ time still occupied rebuilding palace of westminster, selected advise town hall committee in judging. contract won cuthbert brodrick, young architect hull unknown outside home town. had travelled extensively in europe in 1844-5 , acquired love classical architecture. twenty-nine when won competition town hall. second place in competition given partners henry francis lockwood , william mawson, had designed st george s hall, bradford in 1849, , later went on build bradford city hall in 1869.


the town hall committee had reservations after selecting brodrick; asking charles barry affirmation in brodrick s abilities in construction of such large building, relating him being young, barry responded satisfied council might trust [brodrick] perfect safety. next, committee took unusual step of insisting in clause in brodrick s contract stating receive no payment beyond of accepted estimate of £39,000 if work costs exceeded it. brodrick agreed clause, , sub-committee formed superintend progress of works .


building works

the foundation stone laid in august 1953, mayor of leeds, john hope shaw. sizeable crowds present @ ceremony , subsequent speeches, followed long procession consisting of brass bands, brodrick, military officers, members of council, , others. celebrations continued civic banquet, festivities on woodhouse moor, , fireworks.


over next couple of years, design revised many times during construction of building; such inclusion of organ , extension of vestibule. controversial modification inclusion of tower. design of tower brodrick, cost £6,000, rejected in february 1853, debated @ great length , proposal resurfaced in september 1854 limitation of cost £7,000, again defeated council. opponents of tower used argument tower cost money , at, not use . proponents thinking of continental associations of grand , impressive town hall. there hopes visitors come leeds see town hall, , tower, @ few additional thousand pounds, provide building beauty beyond mere utilitarianism. following february, compromise reached when council voted allow form of roof construction might permit erection of tower if @ time should thought desirable so. not until march 1956 tower formally approved majority of nineteen.


the building contract awarded samuel atack, leeds builder , bricklayer. council had granted £39,000 construction, atak s contract sum of £41,835 - cost increase caused leeds choosing builds town hall during period of rising prices of labour , building materials. various other problems beset project: atack s main problems builder changes in design , difficulties architect; crimean war, because army recruitment caused shortage of workmen , rise in wages; , deadline pressures arising queen victoria s agreement open building. these led bankruptcy in march 1857; various other local contractors appointed complete town hall. leeds town hall subject criticism during construction. original estimated costs vastly exceeded , corporation had find funding @ time when there great poverty among leeds working classes.








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