Willis Ludlow will be remembered by a generations of city centre shoppers. The store, on the corner of Vicar Lane and Ludgate Hill, was a popular haunt among bargain-hunters for furniture and soft furnishings. It proved to be a retail gem during the 1960s but by the end of the dawn of the 1980s it had shut down. These images, published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, are sure to evoke memories for a generation of customers. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails
7. Willis Ludlow memories
Looking from Ludgate Hill to the side entrance to Kirkgate Market, which is blocked from view by a lorry with the name 'Weddel' on the side. Willis Ludlow department store, is on the right and on the upper floor above the entrance. Pictured in January 1979. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Willis Ludlow memories
A view of George Street looking in the direction of Ludgate Hill and Vicar Lane in the 1980s The red brick building at the left edge had once housed the department store, Willis Ludlow's. The tall white rendered building is the Market Tavern of number 1 George Street, which stands at the junction with Harewood Street. | David L. Thompson Photo: David L. Thompson
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Share your memories of Willis Ludlow with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN