Sir John Barran 1st Baronet
(1821-1905)
founder of the mass-production, ready-made clothing industry in Leeds, Mayor of Leeds (1870-1871), Liberal politician (1876-1885), Member of Parliament (1876-1885), Member of Parliament (1886-1895), and 1st Baronet Barran of Chapel Allerton Hall and Queen's Gate, Kensington (from 1895)
Commemorated on 3 plaques
Sir John Barran MP Pioneered the Leeds ready-made clothing industry in the 1850s, introducing the band knife for cutting multiple layers of cloth. In 1887 he added this factory to his others in Park Square. As Mayor he secured the purchase of Roundhay Park for Leeds. 1821-1905
Josephs Well, Chorley, Leeds, United Kingdom where they owned a factory
St. Paul's House This building was originally a warehouse and cloth-cutting works built for John Barran, the founder of the mass-production, ready-made clothing industry in Leeds. Barran was a Mayor of Leeds and served as its Liberal M.P. from 1876 - 1885 Architect: Thomas Ambler Erected 1878
Park Square, Leeds, United Kingdom where they built
Chapel Allerton Hall. The Georgian home of the Tottie family, woollen cloth merchants, and then distinguished botanist R. A. Salisbury 1782-1799. The Nicholsons, later of Roundhay Park, lived here 1799-1815. From c.1845 to 1901, much extended, it was the home of the pioneer ready-made clothing industry and Leeds politician John Barran.
junction of King George Avenue and Gledhow Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom where they lived (1845-1901)