LEEDS:
An extract from
"The Annals of Yorkshire", published in 1862.
The Moot Hall Leeds.
The Moot Hall, Leeds
1619 - It was found that the Moot Hall, then lately
erected in the town, was built out of the money belonging to the
poor; but that John Metcalf, the under bailiff of the town, had
converted the rent of part of the building to his own use.
1710 The ancient Moot Hall was rebuilt, in front of
which stood the pillory and the stocks. It was sold along with
the shops and rooms beneath it, under the authority of an act
of parliament for the improvement of the town of Leeds, passed
in 1824. The purchase money, which amounted to £3,043. 6s.
4d., was laid out in the purchase of stock, to be appropriated
to the use of the poor. It was demolished in 1825.
Data Transcribed from
The Annals of Yorkshire, 1862
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Scanned and transcribed by
Carol Clyde
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