SilentHill
09-05-2011, 11:02 PM
Another one I never got around to posting before.
The Wool Exchange Building in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England is a grade I listed building that was designed as a grand Gothic Revival 19th century wool-trading centre, to symbolise the wealth and importance that wool had brought to Bradford. Today it is used by Waterstones.
It was built between 1864 and 1867. The commission to design the building was given great importance in Bradford and John Ruskin was invited to give his advice. There was a competition to design the building: entries included one from Norman Shaw, but it was won by the local architects Lockwood and Mawson. The foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston. The architectural style employed is Venetian Gothic with some Flemish influence in the tower.
The main hall has finely detailed lofty hammer-beam roof with wrought iron work decoration. The hall is surrounded by tall polished granite columns with foliate capitals and there is an outer south aisle arcade with good naturalistic foliage carving. Lively wrought ironwork balcony and staircase balustrade.The building has not been used for trading wool since the 1960s.
Not a big report but thought it worth posting for the rather superb ceiling which took my breath away :thumb
Hope you like it.
Visited with Judderman and Joybee.
How it was in the men of the cloth day's
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolexchangetraders.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex10.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex9.jpg
Cracking Architecture (Not the Waterstones logo :lol:)
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex7.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex5.jpg
Some nice tileage :thumb
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex4.jpg
The stunning roof
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex3.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex1.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex2.jpg
And the man himself. Mr Richard Cobden (3 June 1804 – 2 April 1865) he was a British manufacturer, associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League as well as with the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty. He was called the greatest classical liberal thinker on international affairs
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex11.jpg
Next time you are in Bradford! Get your butts in here :thumb
Ta for looking.
The Wool Exchange Building in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England is a grade I listed building that was designed as a grand Gothic Revival 19th century wool-trading centre, to symbolise the wealth and importance that wool had brought to Bradford. Today it is used by Waterstones.
It was built between 1864 and 1867. The commission to design the building was given great importance in Bradford and John Ruskin was invited to give his advice. There was a competition to design the building: entries included one from Norman Shaw, but it was won by the local architects Lockwood and Mawson. The foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston. The architectural style employed is Venetian Gothic with some Flemish influence in the tower.
The main hall has finely detailed lofty hammer-beam roof with wrought iron work decoration. The hall is surrounded by tall polished granite columns with foliate capitals and there is an outer south aisle arcade with good naturalistic foliage carving. Lively wrought ironwork balcony and staircase balustrade.The building has not been used for trading wool since the 1960s.
Not a big report but thought it worth posting for the rather superb ceiling which took my breath away :thumb
Hope you like it.
Visited with Judderman and Joybee.
How it was in the men of the cloth day's
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolexchangetraders.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex10.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex9.jpg
Cracking Architecture (Not the Waterstones logo :lol:)
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex7.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex5.jpg
Some nice tileage :thumb
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex4.jpg
The stunning roof
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex3.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex1.jpg
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex2.jpg
And the man himself. Mr Richard Cobden (3 June 1804 – 2 April 1865) he was a British manufacturer, associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League as well as with the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty. He was called the greatest classical liberal thinker on international affairs
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b432/SilentThrill/Bradford%20Wool%20Exchange/woolex11.jpg
Next time you are in Bradford! Get your butts in here :thumb
Ta for looking.