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Little Germany, Bradford, is an area of particular historical and architectural interest in central Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. == History and information == The buildings within Little Germany date back to the 19th century, developing from 1855. They are the legacy of Jewish〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Trail → Bradford )〕 merchants from mainland Europe who spent large sums of money constructing imposing warehouses for the storage and sale of their goods for export. A large proportion of the merchants came from Germany hence the name Little Germany. Architectural practices included Milnes & France, Lockwood & Mawson, Andrews & Delaunay and J.T. Fairbank building in italianate style. One, by George Corson (1871) is in a baronial style, for Scottish clients. Caspian House (61 East Parade) was built in 1873, as the warehouse of D. Delius and Company; the senior partner in the business was the father of the composer Frederick Delius. Little Germany is still one of Bradford's busiest commercial areas, with over 110 businesses and organisations with 3,000 workers. It attracts around 100,000 visitors each year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Little Germany )〕 The local authority is currently promoting plans to regenerate the area by renovating and converting the interior of the old mills into housing, hotels, offices, whilst preserving the originally Victorian distinctive architecture. In April 2012 retail giant Freeman Grattan Holdings, now a German-owned company, secured a deal to open a new head office and house around 300 staff in a Grade-II-listed former wool warehouse in Little Germany. Little Germany is also the home of the Bradford Playhouse, which has a mural on the back of the building that commemorates the centenary of the founding of the Independent Labour Party in Bradford in 1893.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blue plaque № 10066 in Bradford )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Germany, Bradford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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