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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White Rose was opened on March 25, 1997, a £64 million pound development on the site of the former Morley sewage works


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1.3 million bricks were used during construction. If placed end to end, these would cover 2,020 miles - the same distance from Morley to Tenerife


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White Rose diverts 100 per cent of its waste from landfill – more than 70 per cent of waste produced on-site is recycled
