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Piece Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire

RIBA Ref No RIBA90880
Artist/PhotographerBenton, Charlotte
CountryUK: England
CityHalifax
Subject Date1779
Image Date1992
ViewExterior
StyleGeorgian
Medium35mm Transparency
Library ReferenceBenton 92-28-16
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoColour
CreditCharlotte Benton / RIBA Collections
SubjectMarkets
NOTES: The Halifax Piece Hall is the sole survivor of the great 18th century northern cloth halls dating from 1779, which were built for the trading of 'pieces' of cloth (a 30 yard length of woven woollen fabric produced on a handloom), hence the name.
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