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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 t ...
, Leeds, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England.
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 cl ...
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 cupola
In architecture, a cupola () is a relatively small, usually dome-like structure on top of a building often crowning a larger roof or dome. Cupolas often serve as a roof lantern to admit light and air or as a lookout.
The word derives, via Ital ...
which was transferred to the 3rd White Cloth Hall.
See also
*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 cl ...
*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 ...
*4th White Cloth Hall
The 4th White Cloth Hall was a market for the sale of undyed cloth on King Street in Leeds city centre in England. A blue plaque for the building can be found on the nearby Quebec Street.
The 4th White Cloth hall was built in 1868 by the North ...
References
Buildings and structures in Leeds Demolished buildings and structures in West Yorkshire Buildings and structures demolished in 1786 {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub