Saxone's Corner - The rendezvous for courting Leeds couples
Do you remember Saxone's Corner in Leeds city centre?
For more than a century the spot at the junction of Boar Lane and Briggate was a rendezvous for courting couples across the city.
It was surpassed only by Dyson's Clock on nearby Lower Briggate as a meeting place for romantics.
Saxone shoes had occupied this spot since around 1908. By 1982 it was a scene of demolition with the 1960s building replaced with a replica of the 19th century version which previously stood on the site. The replica building now houses a branch of McDonalds
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