Commercial Street - Leeds (1989) - Leeds, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.837 W 001° 32.546
30U E 596002 N 5961952
Commercial Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long.
Waymark Code: WM125D0
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/02/2020
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"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."
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