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Units at the Piece Hall

• 60 individual units within this unique historic building - Grade 1 Listed.
• A good retail mix selling a wide variety of interesting and quality goods.
• A leisure complex including Piece Hall Art Gallery, the Tourist Information Centre, a regular outdoor market and a programme of free entertainment.
• Various unit sizes.

Location

The Piece Hall is in Halifax town centre and adjoins the Woolshops Shopping Centre and car park. It is a large town square, with entrances from Woolshops, Westgate and Horton Street / Church Street.

It is within 150m of Halifax Railway Station and Eureka! The National Children's Museum|.

General

The Halifax Piece Hall was built for the sale of woollen and worsted cloth, and first opened on New Years Day 1779. Each of the 315 doors on the colonnades originally led to a small room where 'Pieces' of hand woven cloth were sold, hence the Hall's name.

The building, restored in 1976, is a Grade I Listed Building and is promoted nationally and internationally. The outdoor market is held every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and occasionally Sundays. In addition, a varied programme of entertainment is provided for visitors mainly free of charge. However, for larger events a small admission price is sometimes charged.

As well as the shops and markets, the Piece Hall contains Halifax Tourist Information Centre and a major Art Gallery, with a changing programme of exhibitions.

Permitted use for shop units

The shop units surround the courtyard on three levels. Shops should reflect the role of the Piece Hall as a major venue for performing arts and heritage activities.

Prospective occupants must provide details of their proposed business, and must satisfy Calderdale Council that there is to be no duplication of goods or services already provided by an existing occupant. If any such duplication arises, preference will be given to the existing occupant.

The Piece Hall Shops Association provides up-to-the-minute information on existing businesses – please visit some of the shops or see The Piece Hall Halifax| for full details.

Acceptable uses include:

1. Good quality art and craft shops
2. Specialist designer wear (preferably designed in-house).
3. Customer designed furniture / specialist interior design.
4. Music and musical instruments.
5. Antiques.
6. Books and collectors shops.
7. Health food and specialist foods, e.g. hand made chocolates.
8. Specialist textile designers.

Opening hours

The Piece Hall is open every day of the week from 8 am to 6 pm.

Admission is free except on a very limited number of days in the year when we may charge for admission to an event. Evening events are generally by ticket only and the balconies are closed.

The Piece Hall itself is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Shops should be open from 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. on at least five days per week.

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