{"id":38104,"date":"2023-11-10T18:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=38104"},"modified":"2023-11-10T18:06:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:06:04","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-the-doorstep-10m-renovation-of-leeds-kirkgate-market-sees-blockshops-transformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=38104","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage the doorstep\u2019: \u00a310m renovation of Leeds&#8217; Kirkgate Market sees &#8216;blockshops&#8217; transformed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mr._Meats,_Butchers_Row,_1875_Hall,_Kirkgate_Market,_Leeds_(22nd_September_2012).JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-38105\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KirkgateMarketLeeds_by_MTaylor848_Commons_Wiki.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>The first phase of a \u00a310m renovation of a series of Kirkgate Market units has been completed, as leaders in the city argue that the investment will make a \u2018huge difference to traders\u2019, reports <em>The Yorkshire Evening Post<\/em>.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mr._Meats,_Butchers_Row,_1875_Hall,_Kirkgate_Market,_Leeds_(22nd_September_2012).JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkgate Market<\/a>\u00a0 by Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0, via <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>The Yorkshire Evening Post<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Work on the 19th Century &#8216;blockshops&#8217;, 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.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 24 units at the market were renovated and improved&#8230; 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.<\/p>\n<p>The project team has also taken care to protect the site\u2019s history\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk\/business\/best-pictures-as-ps10m-renovation-of-leeds-kirkgate-market-sees-blockshops-transformed-in-boost-for-traders-4370430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first phase of a \u00a310m renovation of a series of Kirkgate Market units has been completed, as leaders in the city argue that the investment will make a \u2018huge difference to traders\u2019, reports The Yorkshire Evening Post. image for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=38104\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38106,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38104\/revisions\/38106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}