the pack horse centre is a covered pedestrianised shopping area constructed over a cobblestone street, pack horse yard, renamed pack horse walk. pack horses carried merchandise over pack-horse routes across the pennines before turnpike roads and railways improved transportation. the pedestrian link passes from kirkgate, across king street and along victoria lane, by the shambles, to the piazza and the distinctive market hall at queensgate, which was built to replace the old shambles market hall in the early 1970s. next to the piazza is the victorian town hall and the 1930s public library.