Trinity Leeds has been welcoming shoppers now for a decade helping lift Leeds up the retail rankings and creating more than 3,000 jobs. The shopping centre boasts a concept food area named Trinity Kitchen, hosting both permanent tenants and rotating ‘pop-up’ vendors. And Everyman Cinemas opened a four screen art-house cinema in the centre, its first in the north of England. These photos turn back the clock to when it first opened back in the spring of 2003 and showcase the huge crowds. Where you among the 130,000 guests who turned up on launch day? READ MORE: Go inside the White Rose Shopping Centre when it first opened in 1997 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Trinity Leeds opening day
Models from Coast agency on the escalators for the opening of Trinity Leeds. Photo: Simon Hulme
2. Trinity Leeds opening day
Did you find one? 2,000 gift boxes were hidden around the city to celebrate the launch of Trinity Leeds. Photo: Giles Rocholl
3. Trinity Leeds opening day
Cleaner Patience Ahema does some last minute sweeping ahead of the opening. Photo: YPN
4. Trinity Leeds opening day
Last minute cleaning up at Trinity Leeds on opening day. Pictured, from left, are Lucy McNamara, Natasha Town and Sam Mayes. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
5. Trinity Leeds opening day
Cleaning the shutters at Next ahead on opening day. Photo: YPN
6. Trinity Leeds opening day
The glass roof gets a final cleaning ahead of opening. There are 1,902 separate panes of glass the dome roof and 918 LED lights. Photo: Tony Johnson