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| Aerial View looking north east (City Centre) |
 | 5th October 1999
View looking north east from the roof of Leeds Town Hall. The Electric press and Leonardo building can be seen on the left. The Leonardo building was part of the former City of Leeds School from 1975, before becoming Leeds City Council offices in 1998.
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| Back Portland Crescent (City Centre) (5 comments) |
 | 29th July 1930. Street of brick dwellings, left side small gardens with walling. Cobbled street with narrow pavement. In the centre is Leeds Town Hall in the distance. Washing is hung across the street. This area is now the Civic Hall and surround.
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| Back Portland Crescent (City Centre) |
| 29th July 1930. Row of houses, small gardens, centre, garden walls with outside lavatory buildings. First on left has 'taxi' sign in bedroom window. In the centre in the distance is Leeds Town Hall. Municipal Buildings in the front. Small area of grass and trees surrounded by railings. House on right with gas light. Narrow cobbled street with iron grate in centre. Now area is part of Civic buildings.
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| Calverley Street (City Centre) (1 comment) |
| 17th June 1914.
Calverley Street extension. Demolished properties make way for the extension of Calverley Street. A route has been driven through Great George Street and Portland Street. The fencing across the centre is along the line of Sunny Bank Street. Portland Crescent is to the left. Workmen work on site. Rubble and building materials lay on ground. Leeds Town Hall can be seen in distance.
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| Calverley Street extension (City Centre) |
| 13th February 1914.
Calverley Street, looking north towards Great George Street from Park Lane. Leeds Town Hall is on the left (Architect was Cuthbert Brodrick). Opened by Queen Victoria in 1858. One of four Lions by William Day Keyworth Jnr. can be seen, with policeman to the side. On the right can be seen the corner of the Municipal Buildings (second block from front), With street sign 'Centenary Street'. Opened in 1884 designed by George Corson they housed Civic offices and Library, Art Gallery. A hanging sign points the way in. Behind frontage on Great George Street are School and Education offices. Electric lights can be seen, (installed in 1884/85). Traffic consists of horse and carts and cars.
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