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.

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

DECEMBER 1951: Kirkgate from the balcony of the Christmas shoppers round the fruit stalls.placeholder image
DECEMBER 1951: Kirkgate from the balcony of the Christmas shoppers round the fruit stalls.
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