Boar Lane is a street in the city centre of
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 ...
, in England.
History
The street originated in the Mediaeval period, running between the town's manor house and the main street of
Briggate
Briggate is a pedestrianised principal High Street, shopping street in Leeds city centre, England. Historically it was the main street, leading north from Leeds Bridge, and housed markets, merchant's houses and other business premises. It cont ...
, its name believed to be a corruption of the word "borough".
By the 18th century, the street was entirely built up. Between 1869 and 1876, it was widened, to provide better access to the
New and Wellington railway stations. This entailed the demolition of all the buildings on the southern side of the road. Most of the buildings on the northern side were demolished in the late 1960s, to enable the construction of a new
shopping centre
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known collec ...
.
Layout and architecture
The street runs east from
City Square to a junction with
Briggate
Briggate is a pedestrianised principal High Street, shopping street in Leeds city centre, England. Historically it was the main street, leading north from Leeds Bridge, and housed markets, merchant's houses and other business premises. It cont ...
, Lower Briggate and Duncan Street. Lower Basinghall Street and Albion Street lead off its north side, while Mill Hill, New Station Street and Trevelyan Square run off its south side.
The north side of the street is dominated by the
Trinity Leeds shopping centre.
Other notable buildings include the grade I listed
Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church may refer to:
Albania
* Holy Trinity Church (Berat), Berat County
* Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar, Opar, Korçë County
Armenia
* Holy Trinity Church, Yerevan
Australia
* Garrison Church, Sydney, South Wales, also known as ''H ...
, the terrace of 58 to 63 Boar Lane, and 71 Boar Lane. On the south side are 40 Boar Lane, the Griffin Hotel, 29 Boar Lane, the Victoria Buildings, Ambler House, and 1-13 Boar Lane.
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References
Streets in Leeds