Victoria Leeds

Victoria Leeds
Contemporary arcade of the Victoria Quarter, Leeds, and canopy of stained glass by Sir Brian Clarke
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LocationLeeds city centre, Leeds, England
Coordinates53°47′53″N 1°32′17″W / 53.79806°N 1.53806°W / 53.79806; -1.53806
DeveloperHammerson
OwnerRedical Holdings
No. of stores and services80
No. of anchor tenants3
Total retail floor area1,100,000 sq ft (102,193 m2)
No. of floors3
Parking800 spaces
Websitewww.victorialeeds.co.uk

Victoria Leeds is a shopping district and leisure area in central Leeds, comprising the 1990 Victoria Quarter, an arcaded complex of restored 19th century and contemporary shopping arcades, and the 2016 Victoria Gate development. Notable for its role in the regeneration of Leeds' city centre, and a programme of restoration and reuse which included commissiong the largest work of stained glass work in Europe,[1] designed by artist Brian Clarke,[2] to cover the newly-pedestrianised Queen Victoria Street, the 1990 scheme created a covered retail district of linked arcades. In 2016 ,the Victoria Quarter was merged with the newly built Victoria Gate complex to form the largest premium retail and leisure venue in Northern England. The district includes a casino and major stores such as Harvey Nichols and John Lewis and Partners.

  1. ^ "Victoria Quarter". Visit England. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Emily (28 November 1996). "Let there be light–and color". Time Magazine. Time.