The first phase of a £10m renovation of a series of Kirkgate Market units has been completed, as leaders in the city argue that the investment will make a ‘huge difference to traders’, reports The Yorkshire Evening Post.
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image for illustration: Kirkgate Market by Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Yorkshire Evening Post writes:
Work on the 19th Century ‘blockshops’, the most historic part of the venue, got underway last year. This week, Leeds City Council announced that the first phase of the project has finished.
A total of 24 units at the market were renovated and improved… Wider structural work at Kirkgate Market has seen roofing repaired, walkways brightened up with new glazing, new guttering installed and floors lowered to enhance accessibility.
The project team has also taken care to protect the site’s history…
