The Piece Hall was Halifax's best-kept secret for two centuries - but now the word is out.
James frontman Tim Booth said playing the Piece Hall in Halifax was like performing in an Italian piazzaThe Piece Hall, the world's only remaining Georgian cloth hall, is becoming a sought-after venue for global artists to perform at.
It has had a rich and varied past, but had fallen into such a state of disrepair that it narrowly escaped being condemned more than once. Let me be transparent. I am from Halifax and spent many a Thursday in the 90s at the Piece Hall's second hand market looking for fur coats and Wrangler jackets or gazing in wonder at the rows of tassel skirts and joss sticks at much-missed independent shop of teenage dreams, CBGBs.
Civil engineer Thomas Bradley has long been credited as its designer, but Halifax historian Stephen Gee's diligent research discovered it was in fact was John Aked who had the vision of hundreds of little rooms for weavers and merchants to work from, based around a quadrangle. When a council committee halted plans for a refurbishment due to a lack of funds, councillor Keith Ambler said it was an opportunity they could not afford to miss - and the big clean up of removing industrial grime and market buildings commenced.Image source,There are 315 little units that would have once sold cloth - today they host independent businesses
Nicky, who had worked on several large heritage projects, was brought in to be chief executive of the newly-formed Piece Hall Trust shortly before the opening on Yorkshire Day, 1 August 2017.The refurbishment was a huge undertaking, with a reworked courtyard, seating areas, fountains and atmospheric lighting.
Peter was intrigued. He was about 75 miles away from Halifax in Lytham St Anne's for an Anne-Marie gig, so he too seized the moment. Ezra's promoters weren't convinced. The only date free was a Monday - they simply did not believe they'd manage to sell enough tickets on a Monday night in Halifax.
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