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High Street 1860 to present (07)

High Street 1960s
Title High Street
Date 1965 to 1984
Location Yeadon
Photo ID W700
Comment 1960s – A view from the house window of Murgatroyd’s Mill entrance on the High Street. Donated by Julie Martin. /td>
High Street 1969

D201 – High Street, 1969.

High Street – 1969

This is the lower end of the High Street looking directly across to Town Street (The Steep).
On the left is Ivegate with Silver Lane with Westminster Bank going to the right.
Martin’s the cleaners is at the corner with Town Hall Square, this property is currently Tea Cosies café (2014).
The shop on the right with the blind down is Rigg’s butchers.

High Street 1969

M131 – High Street, 1969.

High Street – 1969

To the left is Greaves Ladies and Gents Outfitters, on the right is the business of H & E Wright.
Both shops were demolished when the building of Morrisons supermarket began.

High Street 1969

M130 – High Street, 1969.

High Street – 1969

This property was demolished to provide part of the site for Morrisons store.
The shop was greaves Ladies and Gents Outfitters.

High Street 1970

G267 – High Street, 1970.

High Street – 1970

On the left is the corner of Morrison’s store, the building being demolished was replaced by 3 new shop units, moving right the buildings are still in situ including the Liberal Club.
Photographer Brian Waite, donated by his family.

High Street 1970s

FB088 – High Street, 1970s.

High Street – 1970s

On the left is the Co-op store at the junction with Marshall Street, this is now a frozen food outlet with an Italian restaurant occupying the upper floors.(March 2013)
Moving right, a branch of the Westfield fish and chip shop then Ben Eastwood’s carpets.
The last two shops are now an estate agents and a dress shop(March 2013).
The cleared ground was the site of the Lecture Hall, shops have since been built here, in the background is a removal van belonging to the firm of Walsh.
The roundabout at Albert Square is just out of view on the right.

High Street 1970&1999

P311 – High Street, 1970.

High Street – 1970

The Lecture Hall on the left of this image before it was demolished and on the right a view of the same location taken in 1999.

High Street 1972

FBA019 – High Street, 1972.

High Street – 1972

On the right Greenwoods men’s outfitters can be seen. Behin the railings is Morrison’s Supermarket.

Usherettes Yeadon Picture House c1972

W688 – High Street, c1972.

High Street – c1972

Usherettes from Yeadon Picture House c1972

Left to Right: Hazel Ridley (nee Brayshaw), Denise Blackham & Violet Thompson.

Image from Lorraine Harrington daughter of Hazel Ridley.

My big sister first left – JB Ed. 01 Feb 23.

High Street 1972

M317 – High Street, 1970s.

High Street – 1970s

Late 1970s, looking across from the end of Silver Lane to the High Street.
On the left edge is the Post Office with the sign on the wall.
Opposite, the market stalls are on Town Hall Square, the building behind is Yeadon Library. Moving right Crockatt’s dry cleaners is at the corner, next David’s Timber DIY shop then R W & W E Cliffe newsagents and on the right Oxfam shop.

High Street Yeadon c1975

T535 – High Street, c1975.

High Street – c1975

Looking down the High Street, on the right shops include Burras Peake, Stotts Hardware, Craven Jewellers  (still in business 2020), Hinchcliffes Bakers and the Co-op.

Photographer Geoff Walker.

High Street, Greenwoods 1977

U503 – High Street, 1977.

High Street – 1977

Greenwoods Menswear on the High Street, to the left is the Sunrise Chop Suey Bar, then a fish and chip shop. Shortly after this photo was taken Greenwoods extended into the fish and chip shop. See U504 U505

Donated by Clive Woods.

High Street, Greenwoods, 1977

U504 – High Street, 1977.

High Street – 1977

The shop on the High Street which has been extended into the adjoining shop unit on the left, formerly a fish and chip shop.

Donated by Clive Woods.

High Street, Greenwoods, 1978

U505 – High Street, 1978.

High Street – 1978

Greenwoods Menswear on the High Street, the shop has new frontage and entrance following expansion to the left into a former fish and chip shop.

Donated by Clive Woods.

High Street 1978

A108 – High Street, 1978.

High Street – 1978

No: 80 High Street, it is for sale. The agents are Ackroyd, Dent & Co, 61 High Street, Yeadon, with a Rawdon telephone number.
The house is described as a Victorian residence.

Next, Walsh Vehicle Repairs Ltd, the business address is Vermont House.

Adjacent to the door with 4 horizontal panes is another door leading upstairs to a warehouse of smoke-damaged goods known as “Smokey Joes”.
Ironically, this business was destroyed by fire!

High Street 1978

A094 – High Street, 1978.

High Street – 1978

As above.

High Street 1979

JH006 – High Street, 1979.

High Street – 1979

A damp market day in Yeadon, the market stalls on the left are on Town Hall Square.
At the corner of the Square is Crockatt’s dry cleaners, the next 2 shop units were David’s Timber D. I .Y stores, then on the right R W & W E Cliffe newsagents. This photograph was originally taken on a 35mm slide and has been digitally transferred for us by John Hobson.

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K224 – High Street, 1970s.

High Street – 1970s

Looking down the Steep (Town Street) from the bottom of the High Street.
Ivegate is off to the left and Silver Lane to the right, In the background is a snowy view of the moors.

High Sytreet 1970s

J981 – High Street, 1970s.

High Street – 1970s

View from the end of Cemetery Road, Harper Lane is to the left with the Clothiers pub at the corner with the High Street. A traffic island in the middle of the road has been replaced by a roundabout.

To the left of the image is the fish and chip shop and in front of that is the old Wood Hut, where you could purchase sweets, tobacco and fishing licences for the Dam.

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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 11 May 2021.
Last updated: 20 January 2024 – Photo ID: T535. 26 December 2023 – U503, U504, U505. 31 October 2023 – Photo ID: J981 & page updated. 04 July 2023 – Photo ID: P311. 01 February 2023 – Photo ID: W688. 14 December 2022 – All images updated. 07 November 2021 – Photo ID: M130 & M131.

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