Amazing footage shows how Victorian Leeds looked in 1898. How much do you recognise?

By The Newsroom
Published 24th Sep 2017, 11:57 GMT
Updated 27th Sep 2017, 11:47 GMT

Have you ever wondered what Leeds looked like in the Victorian era?

Well, wonder no more. This amazing footage, buried in a time capsule on YouTube, shows Leeds City Square as captured in 1898.

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