Hotel Metropole - Leeds, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 47.805 W 001° 33.026
30U E 595477 N 5961883
This blue plaque commemorates a 4 star hotel built in 1899.
Waymark Code: WM126AX
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/09/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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HOTEL METROPOLE
This fine hotel designed by
Chorley, Connon and Chorley
is one of the best examples of
terracotta work in Leeds.
A remarkable feature is the large
stone cupola taken from the
town's fourth White Cloth Hall
(erected in 1868) which
formerly occupied this site.
OPENED 1899
"The Met Hotel is a Grade II listed building situated on King Street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Designed by Leeds-based architects Harry Sutton Chorley and J.W. Connon, the hotel opened in 1899[1] as the Hotel Metropole. The Principal Hayley Group renovated the hotel in 2005, at a cost of £6 million, and changed the name to the trendier sounding 'The Met'. It has four stars and it has 120 rooms.

The Hotel Metropole is a listed building, principally because of its rare and remarkable Victorian terracotta facade. The cupola on the roof was taken from the demolished 4th White Cloth Hall, built in 1868 on the same site.

Television

The hotel served as the fictional 'Marble Arch Hotel' in the hit 1991 miniseries The Darling Buds of May." link
Blue Plaque managing agency: Leeds Civic Trust

Individual Recognized: Metropole Hotel

Physical Address:
Metropole Hotel
King Street
Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
LS1 2HQ


Web Address: [Web Link]

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