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1st White Cloth Hall
The 1st White Cloth Hall is a Grade II* listed building on Kirkgate, in the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Corn Exchange
The Leeds Corn Exchange is a shopping centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The building was opened as a corn exchange in 1864. It was granted grade I listed building status in 1951.
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3rd White Cloth Hall
The 3rd White Cloth Hall is an important historic building in Leeds city centre in England. Between its construction in 1775–6 and partial destruction in 1865, the hall was one of the most important market places in Northern England for the sale of undyed cloth.
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The New Penny
The New Penny is a gay pub in The Calls area of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It is reported to be the oldest continually running gay pub in the UK.
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Leeds Freedom Bridge
The Leeds Freedom Bridge is a railway bridge (HUL4/53) that crosses over the area known as gayleeds on Lower Briggate in Leeds, West Yorkshire. This area is also where an annual LGBT+ parade Leeds Pride finishes, the bridge is now painted in the rainbow colours of the rainbow flag.
The bridge was due vital repairs by Network Rail but it was suggested by LGBT+ campaigner Thomas Wales that they should take this opportunity to re-paint the bridge in the rainbow colours of the Rainbow flag, in order to relate to the LGBT area of Leeds surrounding it. The maintenance work on the bridge began in September 2016 and was completed with the paintwork just in time for Valentine's Day in February 2017.
Once it was completed it became known as the 'Freedom Bridge’ a term coined by local LGBT+ activist Ross McCusker, the term itself relates to the rainbow paintwork which is inspired by the San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker's Freedom Flag.
Thomas Wales mentioned that the idea came about because it had been mentioned by a few individuals that they wanted to highlight the changing, progressive landscape of the city. Leeds City Council and local business' also contributed their support to the project.