Extraordinary photos take you back to Leeds city centre in the early 1900s

It was the city centre store described as providing fifty varieties of fish including Oysters, every bird imaginable, thirty six varieties of vegetables, one hundred sorts of fruit.

Richard Boston & Sons was found on Boar Lane, the home of Leeds most stylish shops, in the early 1900s.The Waddington's 1894 Guide to Leeds described it as offering '...a selection of luxuries too numerous to name and a business-like briskness in attention to the smallest order are within the customers reach'. This photo of the shop front displaying fresh poultry while staff stand gathered at the front.is one of more than 20 showcasing life in Leeds city centre during the first decade of the 1900s. Other landmarks featured in this gallery of memories include City Square, Kirkgate, Briggate and Lands Lane. READ MORE: The story of the Leeds city centre character known as 'Woodbine Lizzie' 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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