The old Yorkshire Bank building will be familiar to many that have driven past the site on the junction of Regent Street and New York Road.
The once elegant branch opened in 1914 and became known as the ‘Circus Bank’ due to its location next to the Circus Roundabout connecting Quarry Hill, York Road and Regent Street.
Urban Explorer Matt, who posts online under the name Lost Places and Forgotten Faces, visited the bank to find many of its old vaults still at the site.
He said: “I used to walk past the building many times and always wanted to take a peak inside. At the moment, there are workmen on site and I was able to ask if I could take some photographs.
“Inside, it was sad to see how bad the years of dereliction and neglect has taken its toll on the former bank. I had to be very careful in some parts as the floors were extremely weak.
“The vaults were the most interesting part. They're almost like a maze of bricked walls and small rooms. There was even a safe still left in one of them!”
Check out 11 of Matt’s pictures below.
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In this gallery we will be looking inside the abandoned Yorkshire Bank on Regent Street in Leeds. Photo: Lost Places and Forgotten Faces
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The Yorkshire Bank building is on Regent Street Photo: Lost Places and Forgotten Faces
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Keyboards were found strewn along the floors Photo: Lost Places and Forgotten Faces
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One of the old safes remains in the bank Photo: Lost Places and Forgotten Faces
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The explorer said that "the years of neglect have really taken their toll" Photo: Lost Places and Forgotten Faces
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Yorkshire Bank was different to other savings banks in that it was a penny bank, which did what the name implied and accepted very small sums from the poorest members of the local community. Photo: Lost Places and Forgotten Faces