The Grand Arcade is a shopping arcade located on New Briggate in

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, and a Grade II

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. It was built by ''New Briggate Arcade Company Ltd'' in 1897, with ''Smith & Tweedal'' as architects, in

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style with

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details. The arcade was built on land in

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owned by the

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who had also owned land in nearby North Street/

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and

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since the mid-18th century. Their Briggate land housed buildings including Lupton's Mill and its accompanying

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which were demolished by 1897 to build the arcade. The arcade originally consisted of two parallel arcades running between Vicar Lane and New Briggate, with a cross passage onto Merrion Street. The northern arcade was converted to the Tower Cinema in 1920 and further converted into a nightclub in 1985. The remaining passage features an animated clock by

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. File:Grand Arcade New Briggate 18 April 2018 1.jpg, New Briggate frontage File:Grand Arcade exterior 7 Sep 2017.jpg, Exterior on Vicar Lane File:Grand Arcade Clock 18 April 2018 6.jpg, Potts clock

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Restored terrazzo paving outside the Grand Arcade on New Briggate in Leeds.New Briggate is streets ahead thanks to heritage-led improvement workVictorian Grand Arcade in Leeds undergoes £500,000 makeoverDiscovering Leeds: The Arcades
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