Piece Hall Halifax West Yorkshire
I was given the opportunity to photograph the final stages of the redevelopment of this grade 1 listed building, its grand reopening is just 4 days away!!!
The Piece Hall was erected by the manufacturers and is a large quadrangular building of freestone occupying an area of ten thousand square yards with a rustic basement storey and two upper storeys fronted with two interior colonnades which are spacious walks leading to arched rooms where goods in an unfinished state were deposited and exhibited for sale to the merchants every Saturday from ten to twelve o clock. This structure which was completed at an expense of £12,000 and opened on 1 January 1779, it contains three hundred and fifteen separate rooms.
Peter, i don't like what has been done to the courtyard. All those beautiful setts, gone. they were much more in keeping than their replacement could ever be..
i didn't like the plans when first announced and i like them even less now i see them here.. i understand that renovation of some depth was required. Renovation not reworking/changing.. i do wish folk would stop trying to 'improve' what doesn't need improving and concentrated on sorting out that which needs it.
not a happy bunny.. :-(
@jorlam Thank you for your passionate and interesting comments Jorlam I fully take on board what you mean, this was my first time visiting the Piece Hall so I have know idea how nice it was, an interesting point is in all the literature I've seen about the work it never say "Renovation" it states "Redevelopment" two totally different types of work:)
@pcoulson Yes Peter.. two very different things but as a grade l Listed building i think it should have been renovation..
When it is opened i will take some photos and post together with how it was - as an half 'n' half..
The main fabric of the building, i think and hope, is untouched.. the square is, imho, blooming awful.. but, that is only my opinion.. most folk will accept and like the redevelopment.. :-)
July 31st, 2017
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i didn't like the plans when first announced and i like them even less now i see them here.. i understand that renovation of some depth was required. Renovation not reworking/changing.. i do wish folk would stop trying to 'improve' what doesn't need improving and concentrated on sorting out that which needs it.
not a happy bunny.. :-(
When it is opened i will take some photos and post together with how it was - as an half 'n' half..
The main fabric of the building, i think and hope, is untouched.. the square is, imho, blooming awful.. but, that is only my opinion.. most folk will accept and like the redevelopment.. :-)