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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
David Barnett

Halifax thrilled to be new mecca for movie makers after Happy Valley success

James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce in BBC’s Happy Valley.
James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce in BBC’s Happy Valley. Photograph: Matt Squire/BBC/Lookout Point

Piece Hall, in the West Yorkshire town of Halifax, is among the great relics of the glory days of England’s industrial north, one of the few surviving cloth halls, where international business was carried out in the heart of textile-trade country from the late 18th century.

Recently it’s had a transformation into a tourist attraction stuffed with independent shops that also hosts major outdoor concerts – this summer will see it play host to gigs by Madness, Rag’n’Bone Man, Hozier and Orbital.

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