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High Street 2013
Title High Street
Date 2013 to 2014
Location Yeadon
Photo ID A003
Comment Windmill Lane is on the left, to the right, on the High Street is Vermont House which is the base for Walsh Vehicle Repairs Ltd.
High Street 2013

JA004 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

A view of houses on the High Street, to the left is the junction with Grange Avenue.

Photographer John D Arundel.

High Street 2013

D700 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

25th January 2013: A new shop opening at 33B High Street, Brittain’s Sweets, it is the business of Tom & Linda Blears from Leeds.
The windows have a Victorian sweet shop display, the premises were previously the Chocolate Shop owned by Bev Woods.
It is thought that at one time this was a dwelling.

Photographer Carlo Harrison.

High Street 2013

D701 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

Interior view of the shop with proprietors Tom & Linda Blears, goods are displayed in old fashioned glass sweet jars and make a tempting array.

Photographer Carlo Harrison.

High Street 2013

JA006 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

The High Street, seen from the corner with Windmill Lane which runs off to the left.
Behind the parked car is one of the entrances to Tarnfield Park (The Dam).

Donated by John D Arundel.

High Street 2013

JA026 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

High Street looking in the direction of the White Swan Hotel.
On the left edge is Riquelme’s artisan bakery (formerly Maughans), also on the left, between the gap in the building line, is one of the entrances to Tarnfield Park or Yeadon Dam.
The White Swan Hotel is just out of view where the furthest car is on the left.
The white car on the right is outside Walsh Vehicle Repairs which is located at Vermont House.

High Street 2013

JA014 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

On the left is Walsh Vehicle Repairs, this building was once a laundry and is called Vermont House.

High Street 2013

D190 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

This view of the High Street looks across to the Town Hall Square on the left where the Friday market is being held.
The market used to occupy the whole of the square with many stalls but over the years the number of traders has dwindled.

High Street 2013

JA029 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

This view of the High Street is looking towards Albert Square.

Photographer John Arundel.

High Street 2013

JA033 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

Fulton’s Foods occupies the ground floor of what was once the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society store.
The upper floors house the Dolce Vita Italian restaurant, this is at the corner with Marshall Street.
Not in view on the left of the scene is Morrisons supermarket.

High Street 2013

JA038 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

Morrisons store is out of view on the left, the Yorkshire Building Society opened here in 2013. Moving right, next is the Skipton Building Society, a vacant shop then the Liberal Club.
Further along the white building was Yeadon Picture House and is now the Aviator Hotel. Althams Travel Agents has a turquoise coloured hanging sign outside the agency on the right.
Next are Rayner and Webster opticians with the Imagehouse studio on the right edge.

High Street 2013

JA040 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

On the left edge is the Yorkshire Building Society, moving right, Skipton Building Society, a vacant shop and the Liberal Club. The single storey building with the orange signage is a cobblers, next, a Chinese take away, barbers shop and the Aviator public house, this used to be Yeadon Picture House.
On the right are Coral Bookmakers and the Leeds Building Society on the right edge.

High Street 2013

C404 – High Street, 2013.

High Street – 2013

Looking up the High Street from Town Hall Square.

High Street 2014

F260 – High Street, 2014.

High Street – 2014

Four views of the High Street taken from the top of a number 33A bus by Dennis Court.

1: is the section from just after Albert Square to just before the corner with Marshall Street.

High Street 2014

F261 – High Street, 2014.

High Street – 2014

2: St. Gemma’s charity shop is on the left, the vacant premises were Haigh’s bakers.

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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 13 May 2021.
Last updated: 31 October 2023 – page updated. 16 December 2022 – All images updated.

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