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
19. Kirkgate Market in the 1980s
Inside Kirkgate Market in February 1985. Did you eve visit Winston's snack bar?
20. Kirkgate Market in the 1980s
Do you remember traders The Trim Spot and M. D. Flowers? This photo is from October 1988.
22. Kirkgate Market in the 1980s
Another view of the open air market in November 1988. Have you noticed the price of quality jogging suits?
23. Kirkgate Market in the 1980s
High winds forced the closure of the old market hall in January 1983. The bad weather caused part of the dome to crash to the ground.
