These photos showcase the changing face of the well-known Leeds city centre street during a decade in which shopping habits started to change. It was home to carpet shops, restaurants, hotels and countless retailers including much loved fashion giant C&A. It also provided an access point via escalators to Bond Street Shopping Centre which opened in 1977. The centre was to be the final stage of the city’s redeveloped principal shopping area, known as the ‘Golden Square’. Enjoy these photos showcasing a snapshot in time of life on Boar Lane in the 1970s. READ MORE: 20 photos of Vicar Lane through the years
2. Boar Lane in the 1970s
The queue on Boar Lane for the C&A sales on New Year's Day in 1973.
3. Boar Lane in the 1970s
Is this the Boar Lane you remember? Pictured in September 1974.
4. Boar Lane in the 1970s
One doing up and one coming down. Do you remember the escalators on Boar Lane?
6. Boar Lane in 1970s
Pictured is the National Westminster bank and Trevelyan Chambers in March 1974.