They provide a whistle stop tour of the stores, restaurants and pubs which will be remembered by a generation of bargain-hunters. Shops and stores in focus include Dolcis, Army and Navy Stores, Knobs and Knockers and Contact second hand goods as well as Starlight Room amusements and Whan Hai Chinese restaurant. These photos are a mix from the YEP archive, Leeds Department of Planning and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Memories of shops you visited on Briggate in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? L;OVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Briggate in the 1970s
The west side of Briggate in January 1978. On the left is John Dyson & Sons, Jewellers and Watchmakers, which has two ornate clocks, one displaying the year 1865 in which the business was founded. Next to this is Jet Dry Cleaners, then Boar Lane Discount Warehouse, on the corner with Boar Lane which can just be seen on the right of the picture. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Briggate in the 1970s
Did you enjoy a drink here back in the day? The Royal Hotel on Lower Briggate pictured in November 1973. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Briggate in the 1970s
Actress Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street, opened a new department for women with fuller figures at Matthias Robinson on Briggate in May 1971. Photo: YPN
17. Briggate in the 1970s
Looking at the east side of New Briggate in December 1979. On the left is Knobs and Knockers, followed by a vacant building, then Heel Bar shoe repairs, with the entrances to William Hill bookmakers and Brandons Club, and Whan Hai Chinese restaurant above. On the right is the Army and Navy Stores. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Share your memories of Briggate in the 1970s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN