Deposited Plan No. 1291
Kirkgate & Market Place: Shop Front
Details
| Deposited Plan Number: | 1291 |
| Date: | 10 April 1884 |
| Plans Register: | 1869-1886 |
| Street: | Kirkgate & Market Place |
| Property Name / Number: | 2, Kirkgate |
| Area: | Huddesrfield Town Centre |
| District: | Central Ward |
| Town: | Huddersfield |
| Grid Reference: | no data |
| Building Project: | Shop Front |
| Type: | Retail - additions & alterations |
| Applicant: | Freeman, Hardy & Willis |
| Applicant Address: | no data |
| Architect: | no data |
| Architect Address: | no data |
| Status of Project: | Approved |
| Contractor: | George Potter |
| Contractor Address: | 5, Brunswick Street, Leicester |
| Work Commenced: | no data |
| Work Completed: | no data |
| Occupants: | This property is listed as being operated by Giles Roebuck, butcher in 1879. From 1884, Freeman Hardy & Willis , later Barratts; currently Nationwide |
| Subsequent Alterations / History: | This shop front has not survived. See Additional Information below. |
| English Heritage Listing: | no data |
| Location of Archives: | Kirklees West Yorkshire Archives |
| Buildings of Huddersfield ID: | 1247 |
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Additional Information
The shop at the corner of Kirkgate and Market Place occupied a prime location, and was taken up by one of the first retail chains . Freeman, Hardy & Willis were manufacturers as well as retailers with a base in Leicester. They chose as their contractors a company from Leicester, who were no doubt responsible for maintaining a company brand and image through its shop fronts. The design incorporated large windows for display which had been made possible by improvements in the technology plate glass manufacture.
The original shop fonts do not survive, the significant retail site having been occupied by a number of different retailers since 1884. The current occupiers are Nationwide.
The three storey building is part of a group of listed buildings dating from the early 19th century.