Duncan Street was originally known as Fleet Street, which changed following the Napoleonic Wars when Admiral Adam Duncan achieved a memorable victory over the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase life on the street - home to city drinking institution The Duncan and once well-known school outfitters Rawcliffes - down the decades. CHANGING LEEDS: Boar Lane | Vicar Lane | Briggate | LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. January 1984
Did you shop at Champs back in the day? It was another shop feeling the pinch as city centre shoppers migrated to the Bond Street Centre. | jpimedia
20. Duncan Street
June 1996 and repairs were underway after a water main burst at the junction of Briggate and Duncan Street. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox
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Share your memories of Duncan Street down the decades with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN