This Grade II listed building is a Bradford landmark, it was almost demolished and made into a car park in the 1980s. It was rescued and fully refurbished in 1986, a glass facade and main entrance being added to the front of the building, the original entrance was on the corner beneath the dome. I was once told that the building was painted black during the second world war, but I can't find anything to confirm this, so it may or may not be true.
If anyone knocked down a treasure like this, they should be sent straight to jail. It looks great. The glass wall at the right fits the building nicely, I think. Glad it has been preserved.
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