Leeds History 8 -1952-present |
| 1952 |
TV licences triple in Leeds for the Coronation. |
| 1953 |
The first BBC "The Good Old Days" started
at the City Varieties Theatre, Britains oldest theatre. |
| 1958 |
Queen Elizabeth visits Montague
Burton's factory, who at that time employed 7000 workers and Leeds |
| 1959 |
Last tram in Leeds |
| 1955 |
Final concert of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra |
| 1956 |
Granada ITV services starts in Leeds. |
| 1957 |
The Leeds Theatre Royal in Lands Lane is demolished |
| 1960 |
Tetley's and Melbourne breweries
merge |
| 1960-1 |
Red Hall demolished to build Schofields
store now the Headrow Centre |
| 1963 |
The first of the now famous Leeds International Pianoforte Competition |
| 1964 |
The Merrion Shopping Centre opens |
| 1965 |
Benjamin Gott's, Bean Ing Mills
demolished. (site of Yorkshire Post).
Parking Meters introduced. |
| 1968 |
Radio Leeds goes on Air. |
| 1970 |
Yorkshire Post building with it's prominent tower opened.
Leeds Polytechnic opens |
| 1970s |
The International Pool is being built.
The start of converting many historic shopping streets to traffic free shopping
- The Pedestrian Precinct. This was one of the very
first schemes of its kind in the UK. It is one of the linchpins of Leeds’
success as a major shopping attraction.
The Bond Centre opens later after enlargement becomes
Leeds Shopping Plaza |
| 1974 |
Local Government reorganisation Leeds becomes a Metropolitan District and it
is now the second largest provincial city in the UK, with a population:
717,000. |
| 1976 - 1978 |
The demolition of Quarry Hill Flats |
| 1978 |
The Grand Theatre becomes the home for English National Opera
North (later to become Opera North) |
| 1981 |
Chapletown Riots |
| 1983 |
The St Johns Centre opens |
| 1985 |
For many years the clothing and woolen industry had declined being replaced
by financial and law sectors. The start of the regeneration
of Leeds Waterfront as a Centre for business, housing and leisure. This
regeneration can be seen on the
river side walk |
