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Albion Street, from Albion Place

Undated. View taken around the 1940s/1950s showing the Leeds Stock Exchange/Ford & Warren Solicitors building at nos. 57-61 Albion Street, seen from Albion Place. The top two flo...

Albion Street, from Albion Place

c1927. View shows no.55-63 Albion Street, seen from the junction with Albion Place. On the left edge is part of the Yorkshire Post Newspapers building at no.55, while on the far r...

Albion Street, looking north

c1929. View looking north along Albion Street. On the left is part of the Yorkshire Post offices at no. 55, with lamp posts at either side of the entrance to the yard. The next bu...

Albion Street, construction site of Dudley, from Merrion Street

c1970-72. View looking from Merrion Street onto the junction with Woodhouse Lane and Albion Street showing the construction site of Dudley House, to be a 16-storey office block, c...

Merrion Street, Garden of Rest

c1970-73. View shows the St. John's Garden of Rest on Merrion Street looking across to Wade Lane in the backgrund. The building seen on the left comprises nos.15-29 Wade Lane. It ...

Park Lane, Headrow Clothes, auction of contents

1971. View shows Bainbro House, the former premises of Headrow Clothes Ltd., (originally known as Raper & Bainbridge Ltd.), situated by Westgate Roundabout and addressed as 135 Pa...

Merrion Centre, interior view

c1970-73. Interior view of the Merrion Centre. The first shops occupied this early example of a mixed-use development in 1963 and it was officially opened on 26th May 1964 by Mrs....

Wade Lane, looking north

c1970-73. View looking north along Wade Lane. The Merrion Hotel, opened on 12th January 1966, is on the left, with the entrance to the Merrion Centre in front. This shopping centr...

The Headrow, looking west

c1970-73. Looking west along The Headrow. The Odeon Cinema is on the right, then Lewis's department store following the junction with New Briggate. The Town Hall is seen in the di...

New Briggate, looking south-west

c1971. View of New Briggate looking south-west from the junction with Merrion Street, right, towards The Headrow. On the left, the Tower Cinema is showing the film 'Carry On Henry...

Norwich Union Insurance Group Building, City Square

c1970-73. View shows the Norwich Union Insurance Group Building at no.1 City Square, by the junction with Park Row, seen on the right. Barclays Bank occupies the ground floor. Thi...

Park Row, looking north

c1970-73. View of Park Row looking north. Very much part of the financial centre of Leeds, this street has a long association with banks; the Midland Bank is seen here on the left...

Kirkgate Market, entrance

c1970-73. View shows the entrance to Kirkgate Market Hall at the junction of Ludgate Hill, left, and Vicar Lane, right. Paul Turner, furniture supermarket, on the left is offering...

George Street, looking towards Dyer Street

c1970-73. View from George Street looking towards Dyer Street with Quarry Hill Flats in the background, left. A car park is on the right before the junction with East Lane. Furthe...

Cookridge Street, west side

c1970-73. View shows the west side of Cookridge Street. Shops visible include Austick's Polytechnic Bookshop, Peter Wilde hairdressing and Carmel religious bookshop. Henry Stead &...

Vicar Lane, east side

c1970-73. View shows the east side of Vicar Lane. On the right is the West Yorkshire Road Car Company Bus Station, known to locals as the Red Bus Station. This served mainly route...

Briggate, looking north

c1970-73. Looking north along Briggate from the junction with Boar Lane (left) and Duncan Street (right). Saxone shoes on the left had occupied this spot since around 1908; Saxone...

Boar Lane, looking south-east

c1970-73. View looking south-east from the City Square end of Boar Lane. On the left is Mason menswear then the junction with Upper Mill Hill followed by Berni Inn Restaurant. On ...

The Headrow, looking east

c1970-71. View looking east alsong The Headrow. Lewis's department store is on the left, followed by the Odeon Cinema; films on show include 'The Music Lovers' starring Richard Ch...

Briggate, subway

c1970-73. View shows the entrance to a subway on Briggate.

Commercial Street, looking west

c1970-73. View looking west along Commercial Street. Shops on the left include Lotus footwear, Peony Chinese restaurant and Moss Bros. tailors. On the right is W.H. Smith & Sons, ...

Lands Lane, looking south

c1972-73. View of Lands Lane looking south down towards Holy Trinity Church, taken sometime after April 1972 when it became one of the city's first pedestrianised shopping precinc...

Lands Lane, looking north

c1972-73. View of Lands Lane looking towards the junction with Albion Place and continuing up to Lewis's department store on The Headrow in the background. On the left is the Chur...

Central Bus Station, from Kirkgate/St. Peter's Street junction

c1970-73. View looking onto the Central Bus Station from the junction of Kirkgate, to the left, and St. Peter's Street, to the right.

New Briggate, junction with Cross Belgrave Street and Merrion Street

c1970-73. View from New Briggate at the junction with Cross Belgrave Street, left, and Merrion Street, right. In the background on the right is the Public Dispensary at Centenary ...

Inner Ring Road, Westgate Tunnel

c1975. View shows the Inner Ring Road as it runs northwards towards the entrance to Westgate Tunnel. This stage of the Ring Road was completed in 1975. In the backgroud are three ...

Leeds City Station and City House

c1970-73. View looking from Bishopgate Street towards Leeds City Railway Station, then operated by British Rail, with City House towering above on the left. This 52 metre building...

Yorkshire Post Offices, Wellington Street

c1970-73. View shows the Yorkshire Post building on Wellington Street. Built on the site formerly occupied by Bean Ing Mills, it dates from 1970, when the newspaper's offices relo...

International Pool, Westgate

c1970-73. View shows Leeds International Pool at Westgate. Designed by John Poulson, it opened on 23rd September 1967, featuring a 50 metre long pool. It closed in October 2007 an...

West Street, from Westgate

c1970-73. View from Westgate looking towards West Street. A Texaco petrol filling station is on the right followed by shops on West Street in ascending order from no.68. Wellingto...

Leeds Town Hall and Municipal Buildings

c1970-73. View looking across Victoria Gardens towards Leeds Town Hall (centre) and the Municipal Buildings (Central Library and Museum, right). Calverley Street runs in between. ...

Queen's Hotel, from Park Row

c1970-73. View shows the Queen's Hotel, seen from Park Row with City Square on the right. Designed by W. Curtis Green and William H. Hamlyn, the hotel was opened on 12th November ...

Lady in the Snow in war-time Leeds

1943. Image shows a lady walking home in a heavy snow storm after finishing work. Kathleen Caleb was employed as a barmaid at Powolny's restaurant at no.5 Bond Street during the S...

Bridge End, nos.36-40

c1981. View of Bridge End near the junction with Meadow Lane showing, from left, Ryder & Chaddock, engravers, at no.40, C. Clark, motorcycle showroom and workshop, at no.38 and Gi...

Post-war Briggate

After 1948. View of post-war Briggate, with trams, very few cars and a pedestrian population. One of the cars helps to date the image. It is a split windscreen MM Series Morris M...

Engraving of the new Municipal Buildings

1884. An 1884 engraving of the new Municipal Buildings, designed to concentrate all the administrative council departments of Leeds under one roof. The competition for the new pu...

The Mayor of Leeds opens the new Municipal Buildings

1884. Engraving depicting the Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Edwin Woodhouse, surrounded by dignitaries, as he opens the door to the new Municipal Buildings on the 17th April 1884. The...

Thornton's Arcade

c1890s. An undated view, probably of the 1890's, from The Cabinet Album of views of Leeds. Charles Thornton, proprietor of the City Varieties, submitted plans to build Leeds' firs...

Cathedral Chambers, Great George Street

c1973. View shows Cathedral Chambers, a Grade II listed building on Great George Street by the junction with St. Anne's Street (now Dudley Way), seen on the left. Originally the L...

New York Street, Church Lane

c1984. View shows New York Street with St. Peter's graveyard behind the trees on the left and Church Lane alongside. This leads to a railway bridge beyond which at the time there ...

Church Lane, from grounds of St. Peter's Church

c1984. View looking from the grounds of St. Peter's, Leeds Parish Church, across Kirkgate towards Church Lane, which leads under the railway bridge towards New York Street. The la...

Leeds Parish Church, rear gardens

c1984. View shows gardens at the rear of Leeds Parish Church, looking towards The Calls. The building on the left is Chantrell House, an office block on The Calls.

Leeds Parish Church, aerial view

c1984. Aerial view looking down on Leeds Parish Church, right, with Kirkgate on the left.

Leeds Parish Church, aerial view

c1984. Aerial view looking down on Leeds Parish Church, left, with Kirkgate on the right.

The Calls, view towards Leeds Parish Church

c1984. View from The Calls looking along a path and up a short flight of steps towards Leeds Parish Church, St. Peter's. To the left of the picture is no.45 The Calls, the parochi...

Church Lane, off New York Street

20th March 1986. View shows Church Lane, a small lane off New York Street at the side of St. Peter's graveyard which is here blocked off by railings in front of the railway bridge...

Church Lane, off New York Street

20th March 1986. View shows Church Lane which leads off New York Street between St. Peter's graveyard behind the wall on the left and Carpetland on the right. The lane is blocked ...

New York Street, looking west

20th March 1986. View looking west along New York Street towards the junction with Harper Street and beyond. Carpetland Cash and Carry Carpets is on the left. A bus shelter is par...

New York Street, Carpetland

20th March 1986. View of New York Street showing the premises of Carpetland Cash and Carry Carpets. This building is now (2012) occupied by Mecca Bingo.

Wellington Street, nos.40-50, Wellington House

7th January 1985. View of Wellington Street showing a building numbered (from left) 50 to 40, known as Wellington House. The junction with King Street is on the left, with the Hot...