The Majestic | |
---|---|
Former names | Top Rank Bingo Hall Majestyk |
General information | |
Type | Cinema and restaurant |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
Location | City Square, Leeds |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°47′47″N 01°32′56″W / 53.79639°N 1.54889°W |
Current tenants | Channel 4[1] Knights plc[2] |
Opened | 5 June 1922 |
Renovated | 2017–20 |
Closed | 10 July 1969 |
Owner | Rushbond plc |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Pascal J Stienlet |
Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 14 June 1993 |
Reference no. | 1375048 |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | DLA Architecture |
Renovating firm | Sir Robert McAlpine |
Website | |
majesticleeds |
The Majestic is a Grade II listed building on City Square, Leeds, occupying the corner of Quebec Street and Wellington Street.[3][4]
Constructed as a cinema in the early 1920s during a boom in the building of picture palaces, it was closed in 1969, after which the Majestic was used as a bingo hall and later as a nightclub. The building was listed at Grade II in 1993 as the Top Rank Bingo Hall and, in 2014, was badly damaged in a fire, resulting in the loss of all original interior and roof. Subsequently, it has been redeveloped into offices by Rushbond, serving as the national headquarters of Channel 4.