Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 2006. This is the view from the top of Bridgewater Place. PIC:Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 2006. This is the view from the top of Bridgewater Place. PIC:
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 2006. This is the view from the top of Bridgewater Place. PIC:

16 photos to take you back to Leeds in 2006

It was the year Leeds's cityscape changed forever as a new skyscraper emerged to dominate the skyline.

Leeds and its residents watched throughout 2006 as work on Bridgewater Place was completed making it the tallest building in Yorkshire. The office and residential skyscraper, nicknamed The Dalek, visible at up to 25 miles from most areas. It was also a 12 months which featured a raft of new openings in the city centre - from restaurants through to small retail convenience stores all keen to cash in on a new generation of city dwellers. Enjoy these photo memories charting a year in the life of Leeds. Is this a city you remenber? READ MORE: 26 Leeds publicans you may remember from the early 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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