A busy and bustling City Square takes centre stage in this gallery of memories charting a year in the life of your city centre in the mid-1940s. They turn back the clock to 1946 and bring into focus a range of landmarks and news stories from the year. It was a 12 months which featured a referendum voting to open cinemas on a Sunday. Familiar landmarks and street scenes in focus include City Square, Gaumont Cinema, The Headrow and New Briggate and Pack Horse Yard. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 15 rarely-seen photos take you back to Leeds in the 1940s 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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Woodhouse Lane and the junction with St. Anns Street in November 1946. Upper walls painted with information of previous use of premises: Thomas Briggs, ironmonger, brass and iron bedstead manufacturer. Now "Star" amusement arcade. Three men on left, one wearing bowler, two in "Star" doorway. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds city centre
Odeon cinema & cafe-restaurant on The Headrow,. It was showing 'The Magic Bow' film featuring Stewart Granger and Phyllis Calvert, with violin solos by Yehudi Menuhin. Tram tracks run along Briggate and next door on the right are Mecca Models and Meesons. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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A view looking onto the Gaumont Cinema on Cookridge Street from Portland Crescent. Proposed site for car parking accommodation. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Leeds city centre
The junction of Call Lane with Cloth Hall Street looking from Duncan Street, WH Smith and Son, newsagent and stationers can be seen on corner. The Corn Exchange is just visible on the left. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Leeds city centre
The junction of Albion Street and St Ann Street in November 1946. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Leeds city centre
Looking west at Lower Basinghall Street, showing number 13, National Provincial Bank Ltd, and number 15, which has a tall metal pipe protruding from it. Next door are the premises of Marshall & Snelgrove, drapers (on the corner with Bond Street). Pictured in December 1946. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net