| The Majestic | |
|---|---|
 The Majestic in 2020 after redevelopment | |
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| Former names | Top Rank Bingo Hall Majestyk |
| General information | |
| Type | Cinema and restaurant |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | City Square, Leeds |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°47′47″N 01°32′56″W / 53.79639°N 1.54889°W |
| Current tenants | Channel 4[1] Knights plc[2] |
| Opened | 5 June 1922 |
| Renovated | 2017–20 |
| Closed | 10 July 1969 |
| Owner | Rushbond plc |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pascal J Stienlet |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 14 June 1993 |
| Reference no. | 1375048 |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | DLA Architecture |
| Renovating firm | Sir Robert McAlpine |
| Website | |
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The Majestic is a Grade II listed building on City Square, Leeds, occupying the corner of Quebec Street and Wellington Street.[3][4]
Constructed as a cinema in the early 1920s during a boom in the building of picture palaces, it was closed in 1969, after which the Majestic was used as a bingo hall and later as a nightclub. The building was listed at Grade II in 1993 as the Top Rank Bingo Hall and, in 2014, was badly damaged in a fire, resulting in the loss of all original interior and roof. Subsequently, it has been redeveloped into offices by Rushbond, serving as the national headquarters of Channel 4.
- ^ "Channel 4 confirms Majestic move". Rushbond. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ Wright, Greg (17 July 2020). "Law firm Knights to move into Majestic building in Leeds alongside Channel 4". The Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Top Rank Bingo Hall (1375048)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Wrathmell, Susan (2005). Pevsner Architectural Guides: Leeds. Yale University Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-300-10736-6.