Architecture of Leeds
Architecture of Yorkshire
industrial buildings
W.S. Braithwaite
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1886 – New Stable Buildings, Leeds, Yorkshire
1884 – Messrs. J. Hepworth & Son, Clothing Factory, Leeds, Yorkshire
Architect: W.S. Braithwaite
In 1864 Joseph Hepworth went into business as a tailor in Leeds. By 1881 the factory in Wellington Street employed 500 people and made complete men’s three-piece suits. In the 1880s they established shops to sell their suits direct to the public. The company existed until the 1980s when it renamed itself and its stores Next.
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