Did you work here back in the day? Halifax Direct Call Centre on Water Lane which opened in September 1995.placeholder image
Did you work here back in the day? Halifax Direct Call Centre on Water Lane which opened in September 1995.

15 photos take you back to Leeds in 1995

It was the year Leeds moved a step closer to becoming the 0800 capital of the UK.

Halifax Direct, a call centre on Water Lane was launched with hundreds of workers servicing the 24 hours a day, 365 days a year operation. This was 1995, a 12 months which featured conversations around the office space of the future and working patterns as your city felt the pressure of traffic gridlock. Enjoy these images, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of the David Atkinson Archive and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: 11 photos take you back to Leeds in 1994 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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