Is this the Vicar Lane you remember?
Is this the Vicar Lane you remember?

Changing Leeds - 20 photos of Vicar Lane through the years

It's the Leeds city centre street which has tried to keep up with the times.

By Andrew Hutchinson
Monday, 25th November 2019, 1:04 pm
Updated Monday, 25th November 2019, 1:05 pm

Vicar Lane is home to two Leeds landmarks - the Corn Exchange and Kirkgate Market, both of which are an essential part of life in Leeds. It started life as a narrow cart track but enjoyed a new lease of life when it was widened and linked to Duncan Street back in the day. READ MORE: Schofields Leeds in 12 photos - The department store which stood proud among the city's shopping elite | 25 photos from inside Leeds social clubs down the years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

1. Year unknown

Vicar Lane when it was a much narrower cobbled thoroughfare. The Nag's Head Hotel sign can be seen on the right.

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2. October 1956

A view of Vicar Lane in the mid-50s.

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3. February 1958

This property on Vicar Lane was due to demolished at the end of the 1950s.

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4. October 1967

There were long queues for buses - the number of which has been reduced by a ban on overtime - at the junction of The Calls and Vicar Lane.

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