City Square: Leeds in Layers
A panoramic view across Leeds from the Park Plaza Hotel reveals a city where heritage and high-rises collide.
To the right, the grand former General Post Office (1896) anchors the square with Victorian confidence, now reinvented as part of the upmarket restaurant and hospitality scene. In the foreground stands the Queens Hotel, an Art Deco gem opened in 1937 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway — once a gateway for steam-era travellers, now stylishly revived for the 21st century.
On the skyline, the shimmering blue tower of Platform (formerly City House) rises behind the station, and Channel 4 HQ presence marks the broadcaster’s bold move to Leeds in 2021 — a cultural coup for the city.
A city square once framed by car horns and soot now feels like a place to breathe. Leeds is still on the move — just with better views and nicer coffee.
City Square: Leeds in Layers
A panoramic view across Leeds from the Park Plaza Hotel reveals a city where heritage and high-rises collide.
To the right, the grand former General Post Office (1896) anchors the square with Victorian confidence, now reinvented as part of the upmarket restaurant and hospitality scene. In the foreground stands the Queens Hotel, an Art Deco gem opened in 1937 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway — once a gateway for steam-era travellers, now stylishly revived for the 21st century.
On the skyline, the shimmering blue tower of Platform (formerly City House) rises behind the station, and Channel 4 HQ presence marks the broadcaster’s bold move to Leeds in 2021 — a cultural coup for the city.
A city square once framed by car horns and soot now feels like a place to breathe. Leeds is still on the move — just with better views and nicer coffee.