Hotel Metropole - Leeds, UK - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

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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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