View onto the site where the 1962 Schofields store had recently been demolished. It was to be replaced by the Schofields Centre, a retail development incorporating a smaller Schofields store. Across the background Lands Lane is visible, a shopping street which runs between The Headrow and Commercial Street. The old white buildings in the background number 28 and 30 Lands Lane and is Grade II listed.View onto the site where the 1962 Schofields store had recently been demolished. It was to be replaced by the Schofields Centre, a retail development incorporating a smaller Schofields store. Across the background Lands Lane is visible, a shopping street which runs between The Headrow and Commercial Street. The old white buildings in the background number 28 and 30 Lands Lane and is Grade II listed.
View onto the site where the 1962 Schofields store had recently been demolished. It was to be replaced by the Schofields Centre, a retail development incorporating a smaller Schofields store. Across the background Lands Lane is visible, a shopping street which runs between The Headrow and Commercial Street. The old white buildings in the background number 28 and 30 Lands Lane and is Grade II listed.

27 photos take you back to Leeds in 1987

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 10th Jul 2023, 04:45 BST

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It was the year decades of retail history was replaced by a hole in the ground.

The Schofields store which had been a city centre landmark since 1962 had been reduced to rubble. It would in time would be replaced by retail development Schofields Centre. This was 1987, a year which featured pop legends Genesis and Madonna take to the stage, the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign helping to keep the city free of litter and a raft of new library openings much to the delight of bookworms. These memories also turns the spotlight on a 12 months of local sporting achievement with both football and cricket in focus. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year in the life of your city and its residents. READ MORE: 21 photos of Leeds city centre shops and landmarks from the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Demolition underway in readiness for construction of the Schofields Centre which opened in 1990. The view looks down onto the site and across to Lands Lane. The red brick and white building with the circular window housing shop premises in Lands Lane is located next to Angel Inn Yard and is called Scala House. It was formerly the premises of the 1,629 seater Scala Cinema which opened on 24th June 1922. Above the cinema there was the Scala Ballroom. Nearer to the camera is the rear of the red brick Church Institute at the corner of Lands Lane with Albion Place, addressed then as number 5 Albion Place.

7. Leeds in 1987

Demolition underway in readiness for construction of the Schofields Centre which opened in 1990. The view looks down onto the site and across to Lands Lane. The red brick and white building with the circular window housing shop premises in Lands Lane is located next to Angel Inn Yard and is called Scala House. It was formerly the premises of the 1,629 seater Scala Cinema which opened on 24th June 1922. Above the cinema there was the Scala Ballroom. Nearer to the camera is the rear of the red brick Church Institute at the corner of Lands Lane with Albion Place, addressed then as number 5 Albion Place. Photo: David L. Thompson

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Councillor George Mudie as he presents keys to new tenants of Brander Mount. This was the conversion of 12 'cottage' style flats to 6 2-bedroomed semi-detached homes, carried out under the Priority Estates Programme and the Community Refurbishment Scheme. It was part of a long-term plan by Leeds City Council to improve the standard of older housing estates in the city. The houses were equipped with new bathrooms, central heating, new roofing, re-wiring and new doors and windows at a cost of £20,000 each. The new tenants pictured are Geoff, and Brenda Bull with Mrs. Bull's mother, Mrs. Lizzie Speight and Jane Green with her nine month old daughter, Rachel.

8. Leeds in 1987

Councillor George Mudie as he presents keys to new tenants of Brander Mount. This was the conversion of 12 'cottage' style flats to 6 2-bedroomed semi-detached homes, carried out under the Priority Estates Programme and the Community Refurbishment Scheme. It was part of a long-term plan by Leeds City Council to improve the standard of older housing estates in the city. The houses were equipped with new bathrooms, central heating, new roofing, re-wiring and new doors and windows at a cost of £20,000 each. The new tenants pictured are Geoff, and Brenda Bull with Mrs. Bull's mother, Mrs. Lizzie Speight and Jane Green with her nine month old daughter, Rachel. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Horsforth CC pictured in May 1987. Back row, from left, are Mike Smith, Bill Davis, Dean Busch, Garry Thorpe, Andy Bentley and Tony Hopps. Front row, from left, are Pete Tooley, Graham Fletcher, John Roberts (captain), Gary Walker and Alan Clubb

9. Leeds in 1987

Horsforth CC pictured in May 1987. Back row, from left, are Mike Smith, Bill Davis, Dean Busch, Garry Thorpe, Andy Bentley and Tony Hopps. Front row, from left, are Pete Tooley, Graham Fletcher, John Roberts (captain), Gary Walker and Alan Clubb Photo: Steve Riding

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The counter of the Music Library in a corner of the Central Lending department in the Central Library. Behind the counter are rows of cassettes ready for loan for which the boxes will be out on display. Records were also available. These have now been replaced by CD's and DVD's in the much larger Music Library on the first floor, but music books and scores are still available.

10. Leeds in 1987

The counter of the Music Library in a corner of the Central Lending department in the Central Library. Behind the counter are rows of cassettes ready for loan for which the boxes will be out on display. Records were also available. These have now been replaced by CD's and DVD's in the much larger Music Library on the first floor, but music books and scores are still available. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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A group portrait of staff and local residents of Alston Lane centre on the occasion of a farewell party for the central organiser, Faye White, seen in the centre. She had worked as the central organiser for four years but prior to that she had five years experience as a schools social worker attached to Seacroft Park, Foxwood and Parklands Schools. She had also spent four years with the Family Service Unit in Seacroft. Pictured in November 1987.

11. Leeds in 1987

A group portrait of staff and local residents of Alston Lane centre on the occasion of a farewell party for the central organiser, Faye White, seen in the centre. She had worked as the central organiser for four years but prior to that she had five years experience as a schools social worker attached to Seacroft Park, Foxwood and Parklands Schools. She had also spent four years with the Family Service Unit in Seacroft. Pictured in November 1987. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Morley CC who played in Division One of the central Yorkshire League, pictured in July 1987. Back row, from left, are Steve Rouse, David Swaby, Kohn Blakeway, Howard Leach, Ray Smith and Ian Exley. Front row, from left, are Barry Haigh, Andy Morgan, Peter Arundel (captain), Richard Benson and Richard Mollett

12. Leeds in 1987

Morley CC who played in Division One of the central Yorkshire League, pictured in July 1987. Back row, from left, are Steve Rouse, David Swaby, Kohn Blakeway, Howard Leach, Ray Smith and Ian Exley. Front row, from left, are Barry Haigh, Andy Morgan, Peter Arundel (captain), Richard Benson and Richard Mollett Photo: Steve Riding

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