Leeds Civic Hall

Leeds Civic Hall
Leeds Civic Hall in Millennium Square
Location within West Yorkshire
General information
Architectural style	Classical/Art Deco
Town or city	Leeds, West Yorkshire,
Country	England
Coordinates	53°48′08″N 1°32′55″W / 53.80214°N 1.5485°W / 53.80214; -1.5485
Construction started	September 1930
Opened	23 August 1933
Cost	£360,000
Client	Leeds City Council
Height
Tip	170 ft (52 m)
Technical details
Material	Portland stone
Design and construction
Architect(s)	E. Vincent Harris
Other designers	George Kruger Gray, Herman Cawthra, John Hodge[1] John Thorp
Main contractor	Armitage and Hodgson[1]
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	5 August 1976
Reference no.	1255781

Leeds Civic Hall is a municipal building located in the civic quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It replaced Leeds Town Hall as the administrative centre in 1933.^[2] The Civic Hall houses Leeds City Council offices, council chamber and a banqueting hall, and is a Grade II* listed building.^[3] A city landmark, two 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in) high gold-leafed owls top its twin towers, decorations which are joined by four more owls on columns in Millennium Square, which sits to the front, and a gilded clock on both sides.