The Bridge Inn on the corner of Bridge End, to the right of the pub, and Call Lane, left. The photo was taken on Swinegate looking east.placeholder image
The Bridge Inn on the corner of Bridge End, to the right of the pub, and Call Lane, left. The photo was taken on Swinegate looking east. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Thought-provoking photos take you back to Leeds in the 1990s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 1st Feb 2026, 04:45 GMT

This thought-provoking collection of photos takes you around Leeds in the 1990s – although the specific year of each image is unknown.

They predominantly focus on the city’s pub culture during the decade as well as city centre landmarks and memories from around the suburbs with Chapeltown, Harehills, Sheepscar, Lincoln Green, Mabgate and Richmond Hill all in focus. Can you add a specific date to any of these wonderful photos? 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: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

The Fisherman's Hut pub, at the junction of Ellerby Lane, left, and Cross Green Lane. It closed around 2006.

25. Richmond Hill

The Fisherman's Hut pub, at the junction of Ellerby Lane, left, and Cross Green Lane. It closed around 2006. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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The Yew Tree Inn on Ellerby Lane, opposite what is now sports fields, the streets previously there having been demolished by the 1970s.

26. Richmond Hill

The Yew Tree Inn on Ellerby Lane, opposite what is now sports fields, the streets previously there having been demolished by the 1970s. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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The Regent pub, a Tetley pub, on Kirkgate.

27. Leeds city centre

The Regent pub, a Tetley pub, on Kirkgate. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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The entrance to The Whip in Hirst's Yard. The pub no longer exists but the building still does and has been a number of different bars.

28. Leeds city centre

The entrance to The Whip in Hirst's Yard. The pub no longer exists but the building still does and has been a number of different bars. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Back view of Fforde Grene public house, situated at the junction of Harehills Lane and Roundhay Road. The name was taken from the Ford family estate home in Staffordshire.

29. Harehills

Back view of Fforde Grene public house, situated at the junction of Harehills Lane and Roundhay Road. The name was taken from the Ford family estate home in Staffordshire. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Looking along Harehills Lane with the ABC Hotel, in white on the left. Yorkshire Bank is at the junction of Harehills Lane and Roundhay Road.

30. Harehills

Looking along Harehills Lane with the ABC Hotel, in white on the left. Yorkshire Bank is at the junction of Harehills Lane and Roundhay Road. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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