The rush begins as the doors are opened for the first time  in March 1997.placeholder image
The rush begins as the doors are opened for the first time in March 1997. | Mark Bickerdike

Go inside the White Rose Shopping Centre when it first opened in 1997

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Take a trip down memory lane with these rarely-seen photos which include images of its construction in the mid-1990s, through to the grand opening on Tuesday, March 25, 1997, and beyond over the years. READ MORE: Changing Leeds - Go inside the Corn Exchange during the 1990s and 2000s | 25 random facts you (probably) didn’t know about Leeds LOVE LEEDS? LOVE RETRO? Join 'Leeds Retro' on facebook

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