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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

By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 14th Mar 2020, 11:00 GMT
Updated 19th Mar 2020, 20:44 GMT

What does the White Rose Shopping Centre mean to you?

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

Share your memories of the White Rose Centre when it first opened with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN

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