The Headrow in 40 photos - A snapshot of life on a Leeds city centre gem

By Andrew Hutchinson

Published 8th Oct 2019, 06:00 BST

Updated 13th Nov 2019, 12:23 BST

It's the historic gem which forms a spine across Leeds city centre.

These photos spanning the decades showcase the changing face of The Headrow which runs for half a mile between between Westgate and Eastgate. READ MORE: Go inside 'The Kremlin' - Leeds Quarry House in the 1990s | The rocky road that took Leeds more than 40 years to finish

Is this The Headrow you remember? | other

The Headrow in the late 1970s. | other

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was showing at The Odeon. | jpimedia

9am and The Headrow was traffic-free with plenty of room for buses. | jpimedia

Traffic chaos on The Headrow. | jpimedia

Is this The Headrow you remember? | jpimedia

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