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Boar Lane, number 24 to 28

1962. View of numbers 24 to 28 Boar Lane, an old stone building standing at the junction with New Station Street (left edge.) The shop, with frontage to both Boar Lane an New Stat...

Boar Lane at junction with Albion Street

1963. View of buildings standing at the junction of Boar Lane with Albion Street. Boar Lane is on the left with shops and businesses listed from left to right as follows. Jacomell...

Corn Exchange, interior view

Undated. Interior view of the Corn Exchange, taken prior to the renovation of the building which took place in 1989-1990.

Thornton's Arcade, clock

Undated. Interior view of Thornton's Arcade showing a close-up of the clock featuring characters from Ivanhoe which was built by W. Potts & Sons. The arcade, which runs between Br...

Thornton's Arcade, interior view, Duchess of Devonshire

Undated. Interior view of Thornton's Arcade showing a representation of the Duchess of Devonshire, seen below the arch at the Briggate end of the arcade which runs throuhto Lands ...

Bond Street Centre, building site

1970s. View shows the building site on which the Bond Street Shopping Centre (now Leeds Shopping Plaza) was due to be built. Work started in 1974 and the centre was opened in Sept...

Bond Street, demolition

Undated. View shows demolition in progress on buildings at the corner of Bond Street and Albion Street. This is in preparation for the construction of the Bond Street Shopping Cen...

Wellington Bridge Flyover, under construction

1970s. View showing the Wellington Bridge Flyover under construction. Opened on 6th November 1974, this was part of Stage 3 of the Inner Ring Road which was completed the followin...

Wellington Bridge Flyover, under construction

1970s. View shows the construction of the Wellington Bridge Flyover which opened to traffic on 6th November 1974; this was part of Stage 3 of the Inner Ring Road which was complet...

Wellington Bridge Flyover, under construction

197Os. View shows the construction of the Wellington Bridge Flyover, part of Stage 3 of the Inner Ring Road. The flyover was opened to traffic on 6th November 1974, while this sec...

Corn Exchange, interior, dog show

Undated. View shows the interior of the Corn Exchange hosting a dog show.

Westgate, International Swimming Pool

Undated. View shows the International Swimming Pool on Westgate, designed by John Poulson, which opened on 23rd September 1967. Just visible on the left is the City Police Headqua...

Odeon Cinema, advertising performance by The Beatles

22nd October 1964. View shows the Odeon Cinema at the junction of New Briggate and The Headrow on the night of a performance by The Beatles. This was one of three live performance...

Headrow and city centre, from Westgate junction under construction

1970s. View of the city centre looking east along The Headrow from the construction site of the Westgate junction of the Inner Ring Road. In the centre of the picture, on the left...

Boar Lane, junction with Briggate, removal of tramlines

Undated. View shows workmen removing the tramlines at the junction of Boar Lane, left, and Briggate, right. Taken sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s after the last trams ra...

Leeds Town Hall, clock tower, cleaning

1972. Close up of the clock tower of Leeds Town Hall, surrounded by scaffolding during its first official clean down in Spring 1972. Previously it had just been hosed down by the ...

Leeds Town Hall, cleaning

1972. View shows Leeds Town Hall surrounded by scaffolding during its first official clean down in spring 1972, having previously just been hosed down by the fire brigade. Much of...

Wellington Bridge flyover under constructon

Undated. Image shows construction work underway on the Wellington Bridge Flyover, as part of the Inner Ring Road. The flyover is located next to the Yorkshire Post building and t...

Briggate, Time Ball Buildings, clock

Undated. View of the Time Ball Buildings at no.24-26 Briggate showing a close-up of one of the two ornate clocks which were added to the building by John Dyson, watchmaker and jew...

Bond Street Centre, building site

1970s. View shows the site of what was to become the Bond Street Centre (later Leeds Shopping Plaza), after the demolition of previous buildings in the area but before work had go...

City Square, Royal Exchange House

Undated. View shows Royal Exchange House in City Square, built in 1965 on the site of the Royal Exchange Chambers. This skyscraper is one of the tallest buildings in Leeds, reachi...

Briggate, looking north

Undated. Looking north along Briggate in the days before the road was pedestrianised, taken sometime around the late 1960s or early 1970s. The street is busy with shoppers, a numb...

County Arcade, interior view

Undated. Interior view of the County Arcade looking from the Vicar Lane end in the direction of Briggate. Designed by Frank Matcham, it was built between 1898 and 1903. This scene...

Infirmary Street, looking towards City Square

Undated. Night-time view showing Infirmary Street looking towards City Square. On the right is the side of the General Post Office building. On the left, Post Office House is in t...

City Square, General Post Office

Undated. View of City Square showing the General Post Office building. Infirmary Street is on the right. The former Majestic Cinema, at the time occupied by Top Rank Bingo, is see...

Leeds General Infirmary, interior view of Ward 8

Undated. Image shows an interior view of Ward 8 at Leeds General Infirmary. It is part of the 'New Infirmary' which was opened on 19th May 1868 by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales who ...

Kirkgate Market, line and washing drawing

1995. View of the 1904 building of Kirkgate Market, Kirkgate, in a line and wash drawing by Gilmour. The frontage of the market buildings is on Vicar Lane. The side of the buildin...

Leeds Town Hall from Park Cross Street, line and wash drawing

1995. Line and wash drawing showing Leeds Town Hall looking from Park Cross Street which runs between St. Paul's Street and the junction of the Headrow with Westgate. This view is...

City Varieties, line and wash drawing

1995. This line and wash drawing depicts the City Varieties Music Hall in Swan Street. Swan Street runs between Lands Lane and Briggate and the view is looking in the direction of...

City Square, line and wash drawing

1995. Line and washing drawing of City Square with the General Post Office building in the background. The statue of the Black Prince occupies the middle ground. The drawing is si...

Leeds Institute, Cookridge Street

Undated. Early view of the Leeds Institute building located in Cookridge Street, built in 1868. It became the Civic Theatre in 1949. In recent years the building has undergone con...

Leeds Parish Church

Undated. Early black & white view of Leeds Parish Church of St. Peter.

Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street

Undated. Early black-and-white view of Leeds General Infirmary taken in Great George Street.

General Post Office building, City Square

Undated. Early black and white image showing the General Post Office building fronting City Square. Sir Henry Tanner designed the building which opened in 1896. Nowadays the groun...

Leeds Town Hall

Undated. View of Leeds Town Hall.

Park Row, looking towards St. Anne's Cathedral

Undated. Early view of Park Road looking towards St. Anne's Cathedral. It shows the junction with Bond Street. On the west side of Park Row there is the business of J. & W. Whitha...

Lower Briggate, looking north

Undated. Early view of Lower Briggate looking north towards the junction with Boar Lane. The junction with Upperhead and Lower Headrow (The Headrow as it is known now) is in the d...

Boar Lane

Undated. Early view of Boar Lane with plenty of activity in the form of horse-drawn delivery wagons and men pushing hand-carts or barrows. One horse is pulling a cart with a hugh ...

St. Ann Street, The Cube

2003. The rear of the Cube leisure and office development at the junction of St. Ann Street and Dudley Way. The tower block is the K2 residential development, the site formerly Du...

St. Ann Street, St. Anne's Cathedral

2003. Looking east along St. Ann Street, with part of St. Anne's Cathedral on the left and behind that new buildings including the K2 block of residential apartments, the site for...

St. Ann Street, Cathedral Hall

2003. Looking north east along St. Ann Street, with the Cathedral Hall of St. Anne's Cathedral on the left, and on the right the rear of the new developments of The Cube leisure a...

St. Ann Street, Cathedral Hall

2003. Looking from St. Ann Street at the junction with Dudley Way, with the Cathedral Hall of St. Anne's Cathedral in the foreground, and in the background on the left is the rear...

St. Ann Street, St. Annes Cathedral

2003. Looking east along St. Ann Street, wth St. Annes Cathedral on the left. In the background are new buildings including the K2 block of residential apartments, the site former...

The Light, interior

2003. Interior of The Light, a £100 million leisure development on the Headrow which opened on 12th November 2001. On the left is a board showing what's on at the Ster Century Cin...

Albion Street, The Cube

2003. Looking west across Albion Street to The Cube leisure development and K2 residential development. Bar Risa is in the centre and there are advertisements for new offices to l...

Albion Street, The Cube

2003. Looking from Albion Street to the junction with Great George Street, showing The Cube leisure development and K2 residential development, the site formerly Dudley House. Bar...

Albion Street, The Cube

2003. Looking west across Albion Street to The Cube, a new leisure and office development, Bar Risa can be seen in the centre, with an advertisement for 'new offices to let' above...

Albion Street, The Light

2003. Looking west across Albion Street to The Light, a £100 million leisure development comprising a multiplex cinema, hotel, restaurants, bars, fashion stores and offices, opene...

Leeds Civic Hall, the courtyard

c1933/1934. Postcard view of the Civic Hall showing the courtyard at the rear. The postcard is postmarked 1st August 1934 and was probably printed as a souvenir of the opening of...

Leeds General Infirmary, tinted postcard view of ward number 10

c1907. Tinted postcard view showing the interior of Ward 10 at Leeds General Infirmary c1907. After the 1891 extensions to the hospital designed by George Corson, this ward, runni...