The Light, Leeds

Structure

The Light opened in 2001 with a retail area of 32,515 m2. In 2002 the £100 million development won two City of Leeds Awards for Architecture and Lighting: the Altered Building Award and The People's Award.

The retail and leisure centre was created by building a glass roof over Upper Fountaine Street and Cross Fountaine Street to create an arcade between two listed buildings, Permanent House and the Headrow Buildings. New construction on two levels created a first level promenade with a multi-screen cinema. Above the ground floor shops and restaurants are a nightclub and health club. It was designed by DLG Architects.

Permanent House and the Headrow Buildings are of the same style in Portland stone and brick by Sir Reginald Blomfield and local architect C. W. Atkinson. The Headrow Buildings fronts the Headrow and Permanent House is on the corner with Cookridge Street. It had nine shop units and four floors of offices. Permanent House, which houses the Radisson Blu Hotel, was constructed as two linked buildings on Cookridge Street, separated by Upper Fountaine Street which was bridged and the buildings are joined by a carriage arch. The headquarters of the Leeds Permanent Building Society was opened 15 May 1930 on the corner of Cookridge Street and the Headrow. The north part was opened 31 December 1931 as shops and offices. Browns Restaurant occupies the former banking hall.

Gallery

File:The Light, Leeds (27th May 2010).jpg|Permanent House, corner of Cookridge Street and the Headrow File:Permanent House 24 03 2017 2.jpg|Permanent House, Cookridge Street showing the link and arch File:Permanent House Plaque Headrow.jpg|Blue plaque on Permanent House File:Leeds The Light.jpg|Headrow Buildings entrance to Cross Fountaine Street File:Browns Restaurant Leeds 24 June 2018.jpg|Entrance to Browns and Radisson Blue inside the Light File:The Light, Leeds (4th May 2010).jpg|North entrance from St Anne's Street

References

References

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2. Harney, Tony. (9 December 2002). "Shining example". Yorkshire Evening Post.
3. {{NHLE |num=1255859 |desc=Permanent House and Headrow Buildings |access-date= 30 September 2018 }}
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6. . ["The Headrow – elevation drawing"](http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=9923). *Leeds City Council*.