Shopping under cover away from the elements. This shopping arcade will be remembered with affection by a generation of bargain-hunters.placeholder image
Shopping under cover away from the elements. This shopping arcade will be remembered with affection by a generation of bargain-hunters. | YPN

11 photos capture just how much Leeds city centre has changed

Change. Not everyone likes it, or agrees with it, yet most of us has an opinion on it.

Your Leeds city centre has witnessed its fair share of change in the name of progress down the decades. These photo memories shine a spotlight on different aspects of LS1 you may remember and may wish for a return. READ MORE: 34 loved and lost Leeds nightclubs you visited back in the day LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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