Is this the Schofields you remember?Is this the Schofields you remember?
Is this the Schofields you remember?

Schofields Leeds in 12 photos - The department store which stood proud among the city's shopping elite

It was the city centre department store held in high esteem by Leeds shoppers.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 13th Nov 2019, 14:43 BST
Updated 15th Nov 2019, 14:37 BST

Schofields was among an elite number of city centre shops back in the day for shoppers looking to indulge in a dose of retail therapy. It opened at Victoria Arcade in 1901 in a single shop unit as a "fancy drapers and milliners" with a staff of two before expanding... The Headrow store was rebuilt in 1952. We hope these photos from the YEP archive spark some happy memories. READ MORE: Wallace Arnold in 16 photos: How the Leeds holiday coach operator made travel dreams come true

Shoppers take a break in the Schofields restaurant.

7. 1970s

Shoppers take a break in the Schofields restaurant.

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Store wars - Lewis's and Schofields on The Headrow.

8. 1952

Store wars - Lewis's and Schofields on The Headrow.

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Part of a long queue for the January sales at Schofields in the mid-1970s.

9. January 1976

Part of a long queue for the January sales at Schofields in the mid-1970s.

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Father Christmas arrives at Schofields aboard a 1920 Fowler showman's engine.

10. November 1996

Father Christmas arrives at Schofields aboard a 1920 Fowler showman's engine.

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The end of an era with the closure of The Headrow store.

11. August 1987

The end of an era with the closure of The Headrow store. Photo: Roy Fox

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