Sunday, 4 November 2018

further research- Kirkgate market signage

reference - Design guide for tenants;

Kirkgate market is listed by Historic England, the government body for the protection of the building heritage of this country, as grade 1 listed building. Therefore it is protected by the law. With this special status, the council has a duty of care to make sure that the building is looked after. Anyone occupying the building- such as tenants of the council must not make any changes to their stall which means altering, fixing into or chaining the building or unit, inside or out, without first obtaining listed building consent.

signage requirements:

1875 block shops - limited to a height of 600mm, framed with standard pattern timber, all the text is to be one colour only, the letters may be painted by hand or made of laser cut matt vinyl. If the letters are to be cut from plastic sheet the surface is to be matt finish and sheet thickness no more than 3mm.
Any brand logo is to be in one of the colours , the logo size is to be no greater than one third of the sign. Choice of typeface is shown on the drawing. The council reserves the right to require tenants to upgrade old, dilapidated or incorrect/outdated signage with new signage.

1904 hall- there is a standard sign template for this zone already, additional sign forms such as vinyls, neons, led-powered words are not appropriate.

1976-1981- height is restricted to 600mm and its depth to 75mm. colours, materials and any internal lighting are at the discretion of the landlord.


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