A much loved high street store pictured in October 1984.A much loved high street store pictured in October 1984.
A much loved high street store pictured in October 1984.

Leeds shops: 10 Briggate stores locals want to see return including Woolworths and Littlewoods

They are the shopping jewels which once sparkled on Briggate.
Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 26th Jan 2023, 16:30 BST
Updated 11th Jan 2024, 13:35 BST

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And they will be remembered by generations of shoppers who headed for the stores in search of a bargain or two back in the day. These photos take you down memory lane to remember the shops and stores which have gone but have certainly not been forgotten. Which would you most like to see make a return? READ MORE: 28 Leeds city centre shops you visited in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Saturday, May 8, 2021 is a date which will be remembered by shoppers with the closure of the Debenhams store on Briggate.

7. Debenhams

Saturday, May 8, 2021 is a date which will be remembered by shoppers with the closure of the Debenhams store on Briggate. Photo: Gary Longbottom

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Boodle-Am was an Aladdin's Cave which tempted millions of shoppers over almost 40 years until it shut in January 2008.

8. Boodle-Am

Boodle-Am was an Aladdin's Cave which tempted millions of shoppers over almost 40 years until it shut in January 2008. Photo: Sarah Washbourn

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Pets and Aquaria in the Grand Arcade on Upper Briggate. Owner Geoff Birch is pictured in September 1999 with a parrot called Hughie, and shop assistants Katheryn Tomlinson and Steve Kirk. The shop was started by Geoff's grandfather in 1938.

9. Pets and Aquaria

Pets and Aquaria in the Grand Arcade on Upper Briggate. Owner Geoff Birch is pictured in September 1999 with a parrot called Hughie, and shop assistants Katheryn Tomlinson and Steve Kirk. The shop was started by Geoff's grandfather in 1938. Photo: Keith Lawson

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December 1965 and pictured is Collingwoods, the County Jewellers, on Briggate.

10. Collingwoods

December 1965 and pictured is Collingwoods, the County Jewellers, on Briggate. Photo: YPN

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Actors Richard Paddison and Faye Bottomley spent the afternoon in bed in the shop window of Benson's Beds on New Briggate in March 2002 to promote the Live Bed Show being staged at the City Varieties. In the picture passers-by stop have a look at the couple.

11. Benson's Beds

Actors Richard Paddison and Faye Bottomley spent the afternoon in bed in the shop window of Benson's Beds on New Briggate in March 2002 to promote the Live Bed Show being staged at the City Varieties. In the picture passers-by stop have a look at the couple. Photo: Mel Hulme

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Share your memories of shopping on Briggate with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN

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Share your memories of shopping on Briggate with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN Photo: Graham Lindley

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