Piece Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Charlotte |
Country | UK: England |
City | Halifax |
Subject Date | 1779 |
Image Date | 1992 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Georgian |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 92-28-16 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Charlotte Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Markets |
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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