Leeds Kirkgate Market has welcomed generations of shoppers down the decades. It became the largest indoor market in Europe when it opened in 1857 and through the years has had a tough life with scars to prove it. These photos turn back the focus on life in the market during the 1980s, a time when it was on the rise after a devastating fire in December 1975. Do you remember these stalls and traders? CHANGING LEEDS: The night Kirkgate Market was devastated by fire | 20 photos of Vicar Lane through the years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
Changing Leeds - Walk around Kirkgate Market during the 1980s
It is has been described "one of the gems of the city" and these photos prove just why.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 13th Jun 2020, 06:00 GMT
Updated 16th Jun 2020, 10:48 GMT
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