Retro photo gallery: Leeds Kirkgate Market back in the day

Kirkgate is the largest covered market in Europe and is nothing short of a Leeds institution.
DECEMBER 1951: Kirkgate from the balcony of the Christmas shoppers round the fruit stalls.DECEMBER 1951: Kirkgate from the balcony of the Christmas shoppers round the fruit stalls.
DECEMBER 1951: Kirkgate from the balcony of the Christmas shoppers round the fruit stalls.

We have trawled the Yorkshire Evening Post archive and unearthed these photographic gems.