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Cuthbert Broderick arrived in Leeds like a bolt out of the blue in 1852. Originally from Hull, Broderick learnt his trade in a seven-year apprenticeship to architect Henry Lockwood. The pupil was largely unknown until his winning design for Leeds Town Hall gained him the £200 first prize.
Words: Trevor Gibbons
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