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The Headrow in 40 photos - A snapshot of life on a Leeds city centre gem

By Andrew Hutchinson

Published 8th Oct 2019, 06:00 GMT

Updated 13th Nov 2019, 12:23 GMT

It's the historic gem which forms a spine across Leeds city centre.

These photos spanning the decades showcase the changing face of The Headrow which runs for half a mile between between Westgate and Eastgate. READ MORE: Go inside 'The Kremlin' - Leeds Quarry House in the 1990s | The rocky road that took Leeds more than 40 years to finish

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. The Headrow

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Is this The Headrow you remember?

. May 1978

Is this The Headrow you remember? | other

The Headrow in the late 1970s.

. May 1978

The Headrow in the late 1970s. | other

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was showing at The Odeon.

. may 1978

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was showing at The Odeon. | jpimedia

9am and The Headrow was traffic-free with plenty of room for buses.

. February 1975

9am and The Headrow was traffic-free with plenty of room for buses. | jpimedia

Traffic chaos on The Headrow.

. December 1992

Traffic chaos on The Headrow. | jpimedia

Is this The Headrow you remember?

. March 1976

Is this The Headrow you remember? | jpimedia

Peacocks had just moved 'across the road' Remember shopping there?

. Year unknown

Peacocks had just moved 'across the road' Remember shopping there? | jpimedia

Are these signs here to stay? was the question on everyone's lips.

. February 1975

Are these signs here to stay? was the question on everyone's lips. | jpimedia

Planning consent for an office block on The Headrow, opposite Leeds Town Hall, was refused by Leeds City Council planners.

. December 1984

Planning consent for an office block on The Headrow, opposite Leeds Town Hall, was refused by Leeds City Council planners. | jpimedia

The scene on The Headrow with new trees and shrubs.

. June 1975

The scene on The Headrow with new trees and shrubs. | jpimedia

A view of The Headrow towards Leeds Town Hall from the top of the Lewis's store.

. 1968

A view of The Headrow towards Leeds Town Hall from the top of the Lewis's store. | jpimedia

Shoppers on The Headrow in the late 1980s.

. February 1988

Shoppers on The Headrow in the late 1980s. | jpimedia

Remember 'Leeds broken pipe mender' Eastwood, Martins, the cleaners, and ladies hair stylists Whiteley's?

. Year unknown

Remember 'Leeds broken pipe mender' Eastwood, Martins, the cleaners, and ladies hair stylists Whiteley's? | jpimedia

A summer's day on The Headrow in the early 1970s.

. June 1971

A summer's day on The Headrow in the early 1970s. | jpimedia

The Headrow.

. June 1973

The Headrow. | jpimedia

Flags adorn The Headrow.

. August 1976

Flags adorn The Headrow. | jpimedia

Volunteers hard at work planting trees and shrubs on The Headrow.

. Year unknown

Volunteers hard at work planting trees and shrubs on The Headrow. | jpimedia

An aerial view of The Headrow.

. November 1971

An aerial view of The Headrow. | jpimedia

Is this The Headrow you remember?

1. May 1978

Is this The Headrow you remember? | other

The Headrow in the late 1970s.

2. May 1978

The Headrow in the late 1970s. | other

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was showing at The Odeon.

3. may 1978

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was showing at The Odeon. | jpimedia

9am and The Headrow was traffic-free with plenty of room for buses.

4. February 1975

9am and The Headrow was traffic-free with plenty of room for buses. | jpimedia

Traffic chaos on The Headrow.

5. December 1992

Traffic chaos on The Headrow. | jpimedia

Is this The Headrow you remember?

6. March 1976

Is this The Headrow you remember? | jpimedia

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