The Cloth Hall was mentioned in one or both of the two novels that I read about the Luddite era in Leeds. See the earlier posts about these for more info.
Once the cloth was ready for sale, it was originally sold outdoors on the bridge or the street.
Then they built a Cloth Hall in Leeds. This was where the bargaining was done to get the cloth sold. The mill owners often made trips on these "market days" to the Cloth Hall, on horseback. It was only used for it's main purpose a couple of days per week, but I'm sure they thought of other uses for such a grand structure at other times.
Other than the churches, this would have been a natural meeting place.
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