Commercial Street, Leeds

Commercial Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long.[1]

Commercial Street

The Leeds Library and the Leeds Club are located on Commercial Street. Most retail on this street is given over to retailers which use smaller premises, such as jewellery, shoe and mobile phone shops; however there are some larger stores. The street also has a number of banks and building societies. Most of the buildings along this street were constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The junction between Commercial Street and Briggate had some of the earliest traffic lights.

History

The street was first developed by William Hey II as Bond Street in 1823–1824, and was renamed to Commercial Street several years later.[2]

References
  1. "Walking directions to Commercial St". Google. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. Morris, R. J. Men, Women and Property in England, 1780–1870: A Social and Economic History of Family Strategies amongst the Leeds Middle Class. Cambridge University Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 9781139442725.

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