HM Queen Elizabeth II is about to inspect the guard of honour outside Leeds Civic Hall on the occasion of her visit to the city along with the Duke of Edinburgh to attend the centenary Leeds Triennial Musical Festival. Across Calverley Street crowds are gathered outside the Brotherton Wing of Leeds General Infirmary to watch the proceedings, while staff and patients look out from windows and balconies to witness the event.placeholder image
HM Queen Elizabeth II is about to inspect the guard of honour outside Leeds Civic Hall on the occasion of her visit to the city along with the Duke of Edinburgh to attend the centenary Leeds Triennial Musical Festival. Across Calverley Street crowds are gathered outside the Brotherton Wing of Leeds General Infirmary to watch the proceedings, while staff and patients look out from windows and balconies to witness the event. | YPN

Leeds city centre memories: 14 photos take you back to 1958

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 4th Apr 2024, 04:45 GMT

It was the year in which the news city centre cycle was dominated by a stand-out visit to remember.

1958 will be remembered by a generation as the year the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Leeds for a two-day visit during which they attended celebrations for the centenary of the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival, as well as touring various factories and an older persons hostel. Enjoy these photos charting 12 months n the life of your city centre. The images are a mix from the YEP archive, the Tramway Museum Society and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails

Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. on Park Row pictured in November 1958.

13. Leeds city centre in 1958

Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. on Park Row pictured in November 1958. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Horsfield tram no.253 coming out from under the railway bridge on Bishopgate Street, on route no.25 to Hunslet. A garage on the right belonging to Commercial Garages Ltd. proclaims to be 'never closed'. Pictured in September 1958.

14. Leeds city centre in 1958

Horsfield tram no.253 coming out from under the railway bridge on Bishopgate Street, on route no.25 to Hunslet. A garage on the right belonging to Commercial Garages Ltd. proclaims to be 'never closed'. Pictured in September 1958. | Tramway Museum Society Photo: Tramway Museum Society

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Share your memories and feedback with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN

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