Building a Great Victorian City: Leeds Architects and Architecture 1790-1914

The story of Leeds and its architecture in the 120 years before the First World War was one of remarkable development: industrial growth on an heroic scale. As an adjunct to commercial, manufacturing and commercial change came a stunning array of new buildings, sufficiently grand to reflect the town's achievements as well as its aspirations. In this book a total of 36 architects who practised in Leeds are chronicled.

• | Author: Christopher Webster, Christopher Webster
• | Publisher: Northern Heritage Publications
• | Publication Date: Oct 27, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 432 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1906600643
• | ISBN-13: 9781906600648