Halifax Piece Hall

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Halifax Piece Hall is a historic 18th-century cloth hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, now used as a cultural, retail, and events space.

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Label Occurrences
Halifax Piece Hall canonical 1
The Piece Hall 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cloth hall
historic building
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
constructionStart 1775
country United Kingdom
designedFor handwoven woollen cloth trading
floorCount 3
hasEvent community events
concerts
festivals
markets
hasPart bars
cafes
central courtyard
event spaces
galleries
heritage interpretation displays
restaurants
shops
visitor centre
hasUse cloth trading hall
cultural venue
events venue
retail space
hasVisitorAttractionType cultural quarter
heritage attraction
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
heritageSignificance important example of 18th-century commercial architecture
inception 1779
locatedIn Calderdale NERFINISHED
England
United Kingdom
West Yorkshire
location Halifax NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
near Halifax town centre NERFINISHED
notableFor large open-air courtyard
surviving 18th-century cloth hall architecture
operator The Piece Hall Trust NERFINISHED
originalFunction marketplace for woollen pieces
ownedBy Calderdale Council NERFINISHED
publicAccess yes
regionServed Yorkshire textile industry
reopened 2017
shape rectangular courtyard plan
significantEvent major conservation and redevelopment completed in 2017

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Halifax Town Hall hasNearby Halifax Piece Hall
Square Chapel adjacentTo Halifax Piece Hall
this entity surface form: The Piece Hall