WHAT:
Marks & Spencer
WHERE:
Kirkgate Market, Leeds, LS2 7JL, UK
LOCATION:
WHEN:
1884
WHO:
Michael Marks & Tom Spencer
DETAILS:
Michael Marks’ very first market stall at Kirkgate Market, which he opened in 1884, was located in the outdoor market. He relocated to the indoor market in 1886. In 1894 Michael Marks went into partnership with Thomas Spencer, creating the Marks and Spencer name. The attached plan (we believe this is from Leeds Library & Information Service – we do not hold the original) shows the location of the Marks and Spencer stall in 1896, but it is not certain that this was the original location first occupied by Michael Marks when he moved to the indoor market in 1886. The Market Clock in the 1904 hall was unveiled in 1984 to celebrate the centenary of Marks & Spencer.
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