Merchant's House - Bradford, UK
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dtrebilc
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This blue plaque tells the history of the building known as Merchants House in the Little Germany Area of Bradford.
Waymark Code: WMJBVH
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/26/2013
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During the industrial revolution Bradford became a major textile manufacturer and was known as the 'Wool capital of the world'. The area known as Little Germany got its name because a large number of German merchants spent large sums of money constructing imposing warehouses for the storage and sale of their goods.
It is one of the best preserved parts of Bradford City Centre and many fine building still exist in the area.
This building was erected later than many in the area and the text of the plaque gives the following information.
MERCHANTS
HOUSE
This building was specially designed for two German Wool
Merchants Victor Edelstein and Jacob Moser who set up
in business in Bradford 1872.
Incorporating modern building techniques of the time, it
was completed in 1902 after a one year delay caused by
one of the many stonemasons strikes.
BRADFORD CITY HERITAGE
The remodelling of the building was completed in 1990 by
Bradford Enterprise Service and assisted by grants from:
THE GOVERNMENTS URBAN PROGRAMME
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ENGLISH HERITAGE
Original Architecture design MILNES & FRANCE 1902
Remodelled by Rance Booth & Smith 1990
In association with the CITY ARCHITECT
The remodelling of the building created a number of office units inside together with a few small retail units at street level including a newsagent.
The plaque is next to the entrance to the building which is at the top of a short flight of steps and underneath a glass canopy.