4/5 martin c. 2 years ago on Google
Leeds
city
centre,
in
general,
is
something
of
an
architectural
wonder.
Victorian
gothic
predominates
but
there
are
nice
pieces
of
deco,
a
dash
of
brutalism
and
some
post
modern
stuff
on
which
it
is
hard
to
pass
judgement.
City
Square
is
a
fairly
representative
sample
of
what's
on
offer.
The
two
most
noteworthy
pieces
of
architecture
are
the
Victorian
Post
Office
and
the
art
deco
Queen's
Hotel.
The
P.O.
sports
some
lovely
little
towers
and
copious
other
decorative
features.
It's
not
the
best
building
of
its
type
in
Leeds
but
it
gives
you
a
basis
for
comparison.
The
Queen's
is
as
good
an
example
of
deco
as
you're
likely
to
meet.
The
style
extends
into
the
railway
station
the
hotel
was
built
to
serve
and
it
is
worth
seeking
out
the
side
entrance
into
the
old
passenger
hall
(once
criminally
used
as
a
car
park!)
to
admire
the
woodwork
and
the
deco
arch
and
clock.
Also
in
the
square
is
a
good
selection
of
statuary.
My
faves
are
the
erotic
lamp-standard
beauties
Dawn
and
Eve
who
have
recently
been
returned
to
their
intended
positions
and
look
rather
as
if
they
belong
in
Paris.
Several
city
worthies
form
an
identity
line
up
outside
the
P.O.
and
the
mounted
Black
Prince
makes
ready
for
an
assault
on
the
station.
Two
contemporary
works
compete
with
these
wonders
of
the
imperial
age,
a
flock
of
seagulls
which
climb
the
face
of
a
black
granite
corporate
building
and
a
pair
of
feet
which
stride
passed
the
church
at
the
end
of
Park
Row.
There
is
a
restaurant
with
outdoor
seating
based
in
the
P.O,
but
the
potential
for
relaxing
here
is
a
little
limited
by
the
fact
that
cars
are
still
allowed
to
drive
through
pumping
out
poisonous
gases,
making
a
din
and
threatening
life
and
limb.
Retro
in
a
bad
way.
