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{{Short description|Municipal building in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England}}
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|image=Bradford City Hall by John Illingworth.jpg
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|architect= [[Henry Francis Lockwood|Lockwood]] and [[William Mawson|Mawson]] 1873<br />[[Richard Norman Shaw|Norman Shaw]] 1909<br />William Williamson 1914▼
|client=Bradford Council
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▲|architect= [[Henry Francis Lockwood|Lockwood]] and [[William Mawson|Mawson]] 1873<br />[[Richard Norman Shaw|Norman Shaw]] 1909<br />William Williamson 1914
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| designation1 = Grade I Listed Building
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'''Bradford City Hall''' is a 19th-century [[city and town halls|town hall]] in Centenary Square, [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It
== History ==
[[File:Bradford City Hall 032.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|View of City Hall from Centenary Square]]
Before its relocation, between 1847 and 1873, the [[city and town halls|town hall]] had been the Fire Station House in Swain Street. In 1869, a new triangular site was purchased, and a competition held for a design to rival the town halls of [[Leeds Town Hall|Leeds]] and [[:File:Halifax Town Hall.jpg|Halifax]].<ref Name=gradei/> The local firm of [[Henry Francis Lockwood|Lockwood]] and [[William Mawson|Mawson]] was chosen over the other 31 entries. It was built by John Ives & Son of [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley]] and took three years to build at a cost of £100,000.<ref Name=buildinghistory/> It was opened by Matthew Thompson, the [[mayor]], on 9 September 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityforpeace.org.uk/htdocs/site01.html |title=City for Peace|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808165552/http://www.cityforpeace.org.uk/htdocs/site01.html |archive-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref><ref Name=buildinghistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.bradford.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/hobbies_and_interests/history_of_city_hall.htm |title=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: History of City Hall. |access-date=28 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006213238/http://www.bradford.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/hobbies_and_interests/history_of_city_hall.htm |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
It was first extended in 1909 to a design by [[Richard Norman Shaw|Norman Shaw]] and executed by architect F.E.P. Edwards, with another council chamber, more committee rooms and a banqueting hall.<ref name=gradei/>
On 14 March 1912 [[Winston Churchill]] gave a speech outside the hall in which he called for the people to "go forward together and put these grave matters to the proof" (referring to [[Irish Home Rule]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/forward-together/|title=How many times did Churchill say,
In 1965 the name was changed to City Hall to reflect [[Bradford]]'s prominence, and the building was improved at a cost of £12,000
The City Hall was the venue for crown court trials until the new [[Bradford Law Courts|Law Courts]] in Exchange Square opened in 1993.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/yorkshire-ripper/|title=The Yorkshire Ripper and Me|newspaper=Northern Life Magazine|date=15 December 2016|access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> After the bells stopped in 1992 due to decay of the bell frame, they were repaired with [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] funds in 1997.<ref Name=buildinghistory/>
In 2000, [[Barbara Jane Harrison]] was commemorated in a memorial display in the City Hall<ref name=OttawayC11>{{cite book | first =Susan | last =Ottaway | year =2008 | title =Fire over Heathrow, The Tragedy of Flight 712 | chapter =Chapter 11| pages =157–63 |publisher =Pen and Sword Books | location =Barnsley |isbn=978-1-84415-739-6 }}</ref> and in October 2006, the building was illuminated for Bradford Festival by artist [[Patrice Warrener]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/events/haworth-events/pictures/pictures.asp?top=Bradford%20Festival&cat=City%20Hall%20Illumination |title=Images of Bradford Festival illuminations 2006|publisher=Haworth Village|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> In 2007 the City Hall filled in for Manchester Crown Court for the duration of the trial of [[Tracy Barlow]] in [[Coronation Street]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bradford/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8607000/8607629.stm|title=Coronation Street stars head for Bradford City Hall|publisher=BBC|date=8 April 2010|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>▼
▲In 2000
In December 2007 the City Hall turned the city's nine [[Christmas tree]]s into [[woodchips]] as fuel for its new heating [[boiler]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.today/20121224055731/https://www.bhl.co.uk/boiler_plumbing_news.php?name=Green+heating+for+Bradford+City+Hall&article=1090 |title=Green heating for Bradford City Hall |publisher=Telegraph & Argus |date=1 December 2007|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> An access tunnel was dug from the roadway to install the boilers in early 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719172603/http://www.yhassembly.gov.uk/dnlds/Mark%20Steed.pdf |title=Biomass and Bradford MBC|publisher=City of Bradford MBC|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>▼
▲In December 2007 the City Hall turned the city's nine [[Christmas tree]]s into [[woodchips]] as fuel for its new heating [[boiler]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhl.co.uk/boiler_plumbing_news.php?name=Green+heating+for+Bradford+City+Hall&article=1090 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224055731/https://www.bhl.co.uk/boiler_plumbing_news.php?name=Green+heating+for+Bradford+City+Hall&article=1090 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-24 |title=Green heating for Bradford City Hall |
[[File:Bradford City Hall 025.jpg|thumb|right|Tower and flagpole]]
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=== Exterior ===
The building was designed in the [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian style]]. There are a series of statues of past monarchs on the façade
[[File:Bradford_Town_Hall_Clock_1872.jpg|thumb|
▲There are a series of statues of past monarchs on the façade.<ref Name=gradei/> The London firm [[Farmer & Brindley]] carved them from Cliffe Wood stone, from the local quarry on Bolton Road, at a cost of £63 each.<ref Name=buildinghistory/> On the side facing Centenary Square, the line of monarchs includes [[Oliver Cromwell]].<ref Name=interior>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngfl.ac.uk/sculptrail/sculp1.html |title=NGFL: Bradford City Hall description|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116224602/http://www.ngfl.ac.uk/sculptrail/sculp1.html |archive-date=16 January 2010 }}</ref> There is a [[benchmark (surveying)|flush bracket]] on the building with a code number once used to log the height above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm11533 |publisher=Bench-marks|title=Flush bracket on City Hall|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>
The two [[Flag#Flagpoles|flagpoles]] carry the [[flag of Wales]] on [[Saint David's Day]] and the [[flag of Australia]] on [[Australia Day]]. Flag use in response to major world disasters is made according to [[Her Majesty's Government|Government]] guidelines.<ref Name=buildinghistory/> The flags also reflect [[British Royal Family|royal]] events, such as [[coronation]]s and weddings.<ref Name=buildinghistory/>
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=== Interior ===
[[File:Bradford City Hall Chambers.jpg|thumb|Council Chamber]]
In the [[banquet|banqueting hall]] is a 19th-century [[overdoor|overmantel]] and [[frieze]] carved by C. R. Millar. The frieze carries the Bradford city motto: ''[[Labor omnia vincit]]'' (Hard work conquers all), reflecting the ethos of an [[Industrial Revolution|industrial]] city, and the [[work ethic]] of the [[Lutheranism|Evangelical]] movement represented by many local [[chapel]]s. The figures on the frieze represent the [[wool]] trade between Bradford and the world, besides [[architecture]] and [[the arts]].<ref Name=interior/>
===Bells===
However the bells normally play happier tunes, and in 2001 there was talk of replacing the old computer [[application software|application]] which controlled the bells, so that they could play [[pop music]].<ref name="PopMusic">{{cite news|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8043707.It_s_toll_of_the_pops_/|title=It's toll of the pops|work= Telegraph and Argus| date=4 April 2001|access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> The bells can now be programmed to play any tune, subject to musical arrangement and technical limitations. The bells have played ''[[No Matter What (Boyzone song)|No Matter What]]''<ref name="BradfordMDChistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/leisure_and_culture/hobbies_and_interests/history_of_city_hall.htm|title=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council|year=2010|work=Leisure and Culture: History of City Hall|publisher=Bradford MDC|access-date=31 March 2010}}</ref> several times in 2001, when ''[[Whistle Down the Wind (1996 musical)|Whistle Down the Wind]]'' was playing at the [[Bradford Alhambra|Alhambra]]; the operator of the bells was able to see the theatre steps from the bell tower, and timed the peals with the audience's exit. This meant that the superintendent had to undertake the long climb up the tower at 10.30 pm every day for a week, as the bell system was still under repair. In 2010, the bells played the theme tune from ''[[Coronation Street]]'' when the cast was filming in the area.<ref>Information from operator of Bradford City Hall bells superintendent, March 2010</ref>
[[File:Bradford City Hall 009.jpg|thumb|center|650px|View of Bradford showing the tower of City Hall at centre]]
==See also==
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== References ==
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== Further reading==
*{{cite book|first=Simon Ross |last=Valentine|title= Bradford City Hall: 150 Years of Civic Pride|publisher=Bradford Metropolitan District Council|year=2023}}
== External links ==
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