England Guide
Yorkshire
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Shopping
1 Victoria Quarter Briggate 
www.vqleeds.com Most shoppers make a beeline for the arcades on either side of pedestrianized Briggate. These nineteenth-century palaces of marble, mahogany, stained glass and mosaics have been magnificently restored, the most splendid of all being the light-flooded Victoria Quarter, with Harvey Nichols as its designer lodestone.
2 Kirkgate Market Vicar Lane www.leedsmarket.com Kirkgate Market is the largest market in the north of England, while the open market behind here is where Michael Marks set up stall in 1884 with the slogan "don't ask the price, it's a penny" – an enterprise that blossomed into the present-day retail giant Marks & Spencer. Opening time: Kirkate closes 2pm Wed & all Sun; open market closed Wed & Sun
3 Corn Exchange Cnr Vicar Lane and Duncan Street The elliptical, domed Corn Exchange is now a hip market for jewellery, retro clothes, furnishings, music and other bits and bobs – extra craft stores open up at weekends. Opening time: Open daily