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leeds cross arcade HDR36 F200
Leeds Cross Arcade from County Arcade.
Fujifilm F200exr photomatix.
County Arcade and the adjoining Cross Arcade were designed by a London architect noted for designing over 100 theatres throughout the UK. Frank Matcham's design was built by the Leeds Estate company between 1898 and 1903 on the site of the White Horse Yard.
The interior is richly decorated with pink marble columns between the mahogany shopfronts and Burmantofts falence work above the cast iron balustrades.
The vaulted glass roof has three domes decorated with mosaic figures of Liberty, Commerce, Labour and Art. The marble floor with inlaid mosaic is particularly noteworthy.
leeds cross arcade HDR36 F200
Leeds Cross Arcade from County Arcade.
Fujifilm F200exr photomatix.
County Arcade and the adjoining Cross Arcade were designed by a London architect noted for designing over 100 theatres throughout the UK. Frank Matcham's design was built by the Leeds Estate company between 1898 and 1903 on the site of the White Horse Yard.
The interior is richly decorated with pink marble columns between the mahogany shopfronts and Burmantofts falence work above the cast iron balustrades.
The vaulted glass roof has three domes decorated with mosaic figures of Liberty, Commerce, Labour and Art. The marble floor with inlaid mosaic is particularly noteworthy.