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High Street 1987
Title High Street
Date 1987 to 1999
Location Yeadon
Photo ID J12
Comment Looking across the High Street from the junction with Silver Lane, Ivegate is on the right. On the left edge is the Post Office. At the corner with Town Hall Square is Crockatt’s dry cleaners, moving right are David’s Timber, J P & D Smith newsagents, Needle and Thread sewing and craft shop on the corner with Ivegate.
High Street 1987

J16 – High Street, 1987.

High Street – 1987

At the left edge is the Post Office, next Lynch Travel, Rigg’s butchers, Preston’s shoe shop, chemist and Whitegates estate agency.
On the right side, at the junction with Ivegate is the Needle and Thread sewing and craft shop.

High Street 1987

D360 – High Street, 1987.

High Street – 1987

The two ladies on the left are about to cross the junction with Harper Lane, the view looks down the High Street.

High Street 1987

J15 – High Street, 1987.

High Street – 1987

In clear view are the Job Centre, Leeds Building Society, Craven Jewellers and L.A.L. Travel.

High Street 1990s

P236 – High Street, 1990s.

High Street – 1990s

View of the High Street, on the left is “Rice” restaurant then Help the Aged charity shop.

High Street 1990

P260 – High Street, 1990s.

High Street – 1990s

On the left is the Clothiers Arms before it became one of the Wetherspoon chain of pubs.

P280 – High Street, 1994.

High Street – 1990

Looking across from outside the Clothier’s Arms which is out of view on the left to the corner with Marshall Street.
Blockbusters video outlet is in what was the Leeds Co-op store, on the other corner is an estate agents, moving right Elle Louise fashions, Thompson (Tui) travel agency, Oxfam, Betfred and Rosie Pound selling cards and assorted goods.

High Street 1994

FB046 – High Street, 1994.

High Street – 1994

On the left is the Bran Tub, moving right at 35 is Bev Wood florist, next the “Tea Taster” café then Medimart chemist followed by Best Wishes card shop and Thurston’s bakers on the right.
The Bran Tub became a sweet shop now closed as well as Bev Wood’s and Best Wishes.
The café operates under another name as does the chemist, Thurston’s is now Greggs.

High Street 1994

FB249 – High Street, 1994.

High Street – 1994

The High Street, looking down towards the Steep (Town Street).

On the left is Devonshire Place, Kettleys furniture shop on Ivegate can be seen.

In the foreground is part of Town Hall Square, the public toilets the sign points to where it was demolished.
Crockatt’s Cleaning has gone, the premises are empty at present (June 2013), next, at the junction with Ivegate and the Steep is the “Great Outdoors”, at the opposite corner on Silver Lane is the National Westminster Bank.

High Street 1994

FB305 – High Street, 1994.

High Street – 1994

On the left is a card shop, Best Wishes. Moving right are Thurston’s (now Greggs). The Vegetable Patch (now Hunters Estate Agents) and the Leeds Building Society.
Cavney’s butchers, now Wilkinsons butchers is to the right.

Image Donated by Dennis Court.

High Street 1994

FB306 – High Street, 1994.

High Street – 1994

On the left is the Box of Cards, the Bran Tub is in the middle with Bev Wood florist on the right at number 35.

Image Donated by Dennis Court.

High Street 1994

FB307 – High Street, 1994.

High Street – 1994

View lookng towards the bottom of the High Street, on the left is the Yorkshire Bank, moving right Haigh’s Bakery can be seen then the Bradford and Bingley Building Society.
The Co-op Pharmacy is in the centre with the Box of Cards on the right.

Image Donated by Dennis Court.

High Street 1995

FB179 – High Street, 1995.

High Street – 1995

Aerial photo of the top end of the High Street including 83B (Air Supply shop), taken before the construction of a sheltered housing project to the rear of the shops on Club Row.
The shop next to Air Supply is “Bike Wear” at 85 High Street with the Albert Inn at the corner with Cemetery Road.

Donated by Ken Cothliff.

High Street 1999

Y15 – High Street, 1999.

High Street – 1999

The junction of the High Street with Ivegate, Town Street (The Steep) is on the right.

At the end of the High Street is Cliffe’s newsagents, going round onto Ivegate is an empty shop, the Crown public house can be seen further along Ivegate.

On the right side of Ivegate is Rivoli Pizza, then a hairdressers, Type-Write then the Great Outdoors and finally the corner with Town Street.

High Street 1999

Y16 – High Street, 1999.

High Street – 1999

Silver Lane is out of view on the left, the former post office is boarded up and to let. It became a bar then a restaurant.
Moving right are Castle Hill Windows, Help The Aged, a shoe shop then a pharmacy.

High Street 1999

Y17 – High Street, 1999.

High Street – 1999

On the left is the Clothiers Arms, currently undergoing refurbishment by Weatherspoon’s (April 2013).
The present Yeadon Post Office is under the glass canopy, the taller structure on the right is the entrance to Morrisons store.

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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 12 May 2021.
Last updated: 31 October 2023 – page updated. 04 July 2023 – Photo ID: C121. 15 December 2022 – All images updated.

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