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. 1904
This postcard view shows Upper Briggate revitalised by the demolition of the seven slaughter houses which occupied its yards on the east side. They were replaced by the County Arcade, Queen Victoria Street and King Edward Street. | jpimedia

. 1860
Houses on west side of Lower Briggate, just below the junction with Boar Lane where Dysons Jewellers is now located. | jpimedia

. May 1900
Flags have been hung out on Briggate to celebrate the relief of Mafeking. This was a town in South Africa which had been besieged by Boer troops for 27 weeks. | other Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net





. May 1963
This is the The Royal Hotel on Briggate which was due to go under the auctioneers hammer in the spring of 1963. | jpimedia

. October 1967
Give us a smile! These shoppers on Briggate are all wrapped up in the autumn of 1967. | jpimedia



. 1980s
A view of Upper Briggate, with Leeds Grand Theatre on the right, in the 1980s. Do you know the exact year? | jpimedia



2. 1904
This postcard view shows Upper Briggate revitalised by the demolition of the seven slaughter houses which occupied its yards on the east side. They were replaced by the County Arcade, Queen Victoria Street and King Edward Street. | jpimedia

3. 1860
Houses on west side of Lower Briggate, just below the junction with Boar Lane where Dysons Jewellers is now located. | jpimedia

4. May 1900
Flags have been hung out on Briggate to celebrate the relief of Mafeking. This was a town in South Africa which had been besieged by Boer troops for 27 weeks. | other Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

