An onlooker gets a close-up view of a car that had run through the wall of the Greek Street multi-storey car park in March 1988.placeholder image
An onlooker gets a close-up view of a car that had run through the wall of the Greek Street multi-storey car park in March 1988. | YPN

Changing Leeds - The highs and lows of city centre parking down the decades

By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 23rd Apr 2020, 06:00 GMT
Updated 11th May 2020, 08:20 GMT

It's the one issue guaranteed to drive motorists to distraction.

City centre parking has always been a bug bear of drivers across Leeds for many reasons over the years - from finding a space through to the cost involved. These photos turn back the clock to focus on the car parks loved and hated in equal measure. READ MORE: Astonishing photos of Leeds city centre during the 1920s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join the Leeds Retro facebook group

The Leeds Corporation car park at New York Street which was run by British Legion attendants in May 1974.

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The Leeds Corporation car park at New York Street which was run by British Legion attendants in May 1974. | YPN Photo: YPN

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This is the island car park at Westgate in the city centre. Pictured in November 1982.

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This is the island car park at Westgate in the city centre. Pictured in November 1982. | YPN Photo: YPN

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The Woodhouse Lane multi-storey car park straddles the Leeds inner ring road.in August 1970.

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The Woodhouse Lane multi-storey car park straddles the Leeds inner ring road.in August 1970. | YPN Photo: YPN

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The car park at Merrion Centre in the mid-1970s.

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The car park at Merrion Centre in the mid-1970s. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Leeds motorist David Gilchrist slammed the apathy of other drivers in November 1981 after he discovered he was the only objector to a 100 per cent increase in the city's parking meter charges.

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Leeds motorist David Gilchrist slammed the apathy of other drivers in November 1981 after he discovered he was the only objector to a 100 per cent increase in the city's parking meter charges. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Do did you park here back in the day?

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Do did you park here back in the day? | YPN Photo: YPN

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