Do you remember Trinity Street Arcade and Burton Arcade? PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.netDo you remember Trinity Street Arcade and Burton Arcade? PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
Do you remember Trinity Street Arcade and Burton Arcade? PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Go inside the two city shopping arcades that made way for Trinity Leeds

They are the city centre shopping arcades that will be fondly remembered by a generation of Leeds shoppers.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 7th Apr 2020, 06:00 GMT
Updated 11th May 2020, 08:16 GMT

Trinity Street Arcade and Burton Arcade welcomed customers for more than 30 years before being demolished in the 2000s to make way for the £350 million Trinity Leeds development. They were home to notable high street brands as well as a range of independent shops. These photos are sure to evoke happy memories for shoppers. READ MORE: Go inside the Corn Exchange during the 1990s and 2000s | 25 random facts you (probably) didn’t know about Leeds LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

This photo of Trinity Street Arcade was taken back in June 1997. Do you remember these shops?

1. Trinity Street Arcade

This photo of Trinity Street Arcade was taken back in June 1997. Do you remember these shops? Photo: James Hardisty

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Is this the Trinity Street Arcade you remember?

2. Trinity Street Arcade

Is this the Trinity Street Arcade you remember?

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Another photo from 1997. Did you go into Gullivers and Damart?

3. Trinity Street Arcade

Another photo from 1997. Did you go into Gullivers and Damart? Photo: James Hardisty

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Jewellers H. Samuel and clothing retailer dash also had shops in the Arcade.

4. Trinity Street Arcade

Jewellers H. Samuel and clothing retailer dash also had shops in the Arcade.

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The photo from 1999 shows the end of the Arcade in the direction of Boar Lane. On the left is the Habitat store, which opened in September 1983. The old C&A building, dating from 1970, is seen on the right.

5. Trinity Street Arcade

The photo from 1999 shows the end of the Arcade in the direction of Boar Lane. On the left is the Habitat store, which opened in September 1983. The old C&A building, dating from 1970, is seen on the right. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Did you shop here - at Pond Mill Linens - back in the day?

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Did you shop here - at Pond Mill Linens - back in the day?

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