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Hope Street, improvement

13th August 1909. View showing work taking place on the improvement of the Hope Street area. A workman and a concrete mixer can be seen.

Nile Street, north-east side

c1900. View shows a row of terraced housing on the north-east side of Nile Street, taken during improvements to the North Street area. A man and boy stand outside the doorway of t...

Bridge Street, bridge

4th September 1909. View shows work taking place on a bridge over Bridge Street as part of the Hope Street improvement.

Regent Street, junction with Myrtle Street

12th October 1925. View of the east side of Regent Street showing the junction with Myrtle Street on the right, and that with Imperial Street just visible on the left. In the cent...

New York Road, surplus land

13th November 1928. View shows surplus land at the corner of New York Road (left) and Regent Street (right). The building on the left ios beleived to be a clothing factory, possib...

Bridge Court, Bridge Street

6th April 1908. View shows Bridge Court, situated off Bridge Street, nestled between Nile Street and Trafalgar Street. This area of dense housing was designated as an 'unhealthy a...

Moortown Motors, paint shop

1962. Interior view of Moortown Motors Ltd., situated on Regent Street by the corner with Skinner Lane. Moortown Motors were concessionaires for Volkswagen and were part of the Ar...

Moortown Motors, paint shop

1962. View shows the body shell of a car in the paintshop of Moortown Motors on Regent Street, in the process of having paint work done. The car, in its finish colour, is seen her...

Moortown Motors, paint

1962. View shows a car in the paint shop of Moortown Motors on Regent Street. This car is having a roof repainted and a blend on the right front fender. Newspaper covers the rest ...

Moortown Motors, paint shop

1962. View shows a car in the paint shop of Moortown Motors on Regent Street. The car is in the process of having its roof repainted and is seen here in the spray booth; the car i...

Moortown Motors, paint shop

1962. View shows the paint shop of Moortown Motors Ltd., Motor Distributors (Volkswagen), Motor Car Agents and Engineers, situated on Regent Street by the junction with Skinner La...

Moortown Motors, paint shop

1962. Interior view of Moortown Motors Ltd. on Regent Street, showing a car receiving a repaint in the spray booth. The car wheels are on dollies so they can be moved on lines int...

Moortown Motors, paint shop

1962. Interior view of the paint shop of Moortown Motors Ltd., Motor Distributors, Motor Car Agents and Engineers, situated on Regent Street by the junction with Skinner Lane. Thi...

North Street, looking north

c1960-1965. View of North Street looking north in the early to mid 1960s. On the left the business of C. Jackson can be seen, selling woollens and worsteds at number 61 North Stre...

New York Road and Inner Ring Road, looking west

Undated. View showing New York Road looking west with the Inner Ring Road running parallel to the left, on a lower level as it approaches a tunnel. To the left of the picture is t...

North Street, number 58, William Myers Ltd., Tailors, Dressmakers and Trimmings

c1974/1975. View of buildings in North Street. A sign is displayed on the exterior wall of number 58 North Street. It reads 'Wm Myers Ltd., Tailors & Dressmakers, trimmings'. The ...

Regent Street with rag-and-bone cart in view

c1974/1975. Image shows Regent Street with a rag-and-bone cart in view. In the foreground, right, is the junction with Byron Street which leads to Millwright Street. The building ...

North Street, tram no.559

11th May 1956. View of North Street showing Feltham tram no.559, on route 3 to Harehills. On the right is Levin & Levin, woollen merchants, at no.100 North Street, then Bernard Ro...

New York Road, Pointing

20th January 1937. View of Pointing's Garage on New York Road. Cars are parked on the road outside. A ladder is propped up against the wall on the left. Just visible on the right ...

New York Road, Tate of Leeds

20th January 1937. View of New York Road showing Tate of Leeds, Ford car dealers, with a petrol station on the left. Cars are parked on the road outside.

New York Road, Tate of Leeds

20th January 1937. View of New York Road showing Tate of Leeds, Ford car dealers, with several cars parked on the road outside. Further on the left is another car dealer, Pointing...

Mrs Millie Gerzefsky outside her shop in the North Street area.

c1918. Image shows Mrs. Millie Gerzefsky outside her shop in the North Street area. When growing up in Russia, between the ages of 14 and 16 years, she had worked in an atelier, m...

Narrow span between buildings at the rear of Bridge Street and Metcalf Yard.

1901. Image shows the narrow span between buildings at the rear of Bridge Street, left, and Metcalf Yard to the right. Two brick chimneys are visible. Clearance was taking place i...

Hope Street, number 56, demolition of Foxon, Robinson & Co. Ltd.

1901. Image shows the interior of the partially demolished former premises of Foxon, Robinson & Co. Ltd., bottlers' engineers once located at number 56 Hope Street. The delapidat...

Hope Street, number 56, demolition of former Foxon, Robinson & Co. Ltd.

1901. Image shows the interior of the partially demolished former premises of Foxon, Robson & Co. Ltd, bottler's engineers once located at number 56 Hope Street. The delapidated m...

Lower Templar Street, yard rear of cottages on the West side of

1901. Image shows a yard at the rear of cottages on the West side of Lower Templar Street, looking North. This gives an indication of how over crowded properties were in this area...

Public Baths, number 34 Hope Street, rear yard

1901. View of the rear yard of the public baths at number 34 Hope Street. The turkish baths,(there were many throughout the country in the Victorian era), are thought to have open...

North Street, Nos. 82-86

14th December 2005. View of North Street, showing numbers 82-86 in a building situated between the junctions with St. Thomas Row, on the left, and Melbourne Street. No 82 on the r...

North Street

19th January 2006. View of North Street. The brick building with decorative arched entrance is number 80 North Street, the premises of Portafino, Bathrooms and Ceramic tiles. Imme...

North Street, number 80 at the junction with Lower Brunswick Street

14th December 2005. Image shows number 80 North Street, a brick building located at the junction with Lower Brunswick Street, right. It is the premises of Portafino, a shop specia...

North Street, number 80

22nd January 2006. View of number 80 North Street a building with a corner entrance at the junction with Lower Brunswick Street. It is built in red brick with contrast decorative ...

Regent Street nos. 83, 83a

Allison Todd

29th June 1926 On the left, is number 83 Regent Street, premises of David Rosenburg, boot makers. To the right is number 83a, John Lumsden, grocer. The street of terraced houses...

Thomas Green and Sons Ltd, Blackburn Aircraft

Gibson, Rose

Undated, Thomas Green and Sons Ltd, Smithfield Ironworks, North Street, Manufacturer of ribs for Swordfish main planes under subcontract to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd.

Thomas Green and Sons Ltd., Blackburn Aircraft

Gibson, Rose

Undated. Thomas Green and Sons Ltd., Smithfield Works, North Street, Leeds. Assembly of Swordfish aircraft undercarriage legs, under subcontract to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. This wa...

Thomas Green and Sons Ltd, Blackburn Aircraft

Gibson, Rose

Undated, Thomas Green and Sons Ltd, Smithfield Iron Works, North street. Manufacture of main plane framework for Swordfish aircraft under subcontract to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. Th...

Melbourne Street nos. 10, 12

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959. On the left edge of this view a passageway leads through to Lower Brunswick Street between numbers 14 and 12 Melbourne Street. Number 10 follows to the right ...

Melbourne Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959 View shows even-numbered back-to-back houses on Melbourne Street. Numbers run to the right in descending order from number 20 on the left where the ground floo...

Melbourne Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959. View looks along back-to-back properties on the even numbered side of Melbourne Street. Numbers run to the right in descending order from number 28 on the lef...

Melbourne Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959 Back-to-back properties on Melbourne Street, numbers run to the right in descending order from number 34 on the left.

Melbourne Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959. View shows properties on the even numbered side of Melbourne Street. On the left is number 42 which had originally been called Brunswick cottage and had been ...

Lower Brunswick Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959 View looks from Bridge Street onto properties on Lower Brunswick Street. Numbers run from the left in ascending order to number 37 in the centre. On the right ...

Lower Brunswick Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959. Odd numbered back-to-back houses on Lower Brunswick Street. Numbers run to the right in ascending order from number 23 on the left. Houses have basement entra...

Lower Brunswick Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959. View shows back-to-back properties on the odd numbered side of Lower Brunswick Street. This street had no number 13 property. Instead, number 11a can be seen ...

Lower Brunswick Street

Gibson, Rose

29th September 1959 View looks from Brunswick Row onto properties on Lower Brunswick Street. On the left is number 5, the former premises of the Westgate Clothing Co Ltd which inc...

Noble Street

Gibson, Rose

Undated, Crowd of children standing at the junction of Noble Street, seen in the centre and Hope Street. On the left are the premises of Levi and Co, wines and spirit merchant, po...

Leeds Technical College, Bakery Department Exhibition, Gower Street

Gibson, Rose

11th May 1927 The Lord Mayor, Alderman Hugh Lupton admires the cakes on show at the Leeds Technical College Bakery Department Exhibition. A royal iced cake on a silver cake stand ...

Opening of Technical Bakery Department Exhibition, Gower Street

Gibson, Rose

11th May 1927 The Lord Mayor, Alderman Hugh Lupton attends the opening of Leeds Technical College Bakery Department Exhibition. A lavish spread is set out on the white tablecloth ...

North Street

Wilson, Gren

1999. View of construction site. Workmen can be seen. Sign on road for Max's Carpets & Vinyls.

Inner Ring Road

Wilson, Gren

1999. View looking down Inner Ring Road. Construction of apartments continues on the left hand side. Cranes can be seen on the skyline.

St.Luke's Church, North Street

Gibson, Rose

Undated. This church was consecrated in 1841, the parish was united with that of St.Thomas, Leylands in 1904. The church was closed in 1937 and was demolished the following year.