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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.

1957


  • Theatre Royal demolished,

1958


  • Queen Elizabeth visits Montague Burton's factory, who at that time employed 7000 workers.

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

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 now also demolished).

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. now demolished

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 Trinity Shopping Centre

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 uld first be seen at river side walk

1995


Riverside regeneration ached national recognition

1990


The West Yorkshire Playhouse Theatre opened.

1991


Leeds became the prime financial and law centre outside London and is now fast becoming a tourist destination.

1992


Leeds Polytechnic becomes Leeds Metropolitan University

Town Hall cleaned and covered in netting to prevent the starlings roosting on the building

1993


The 24 Hour City Initiative seeks to ‘stretch’ the City Centre’s working life by encouraging greater numbers of people to recognise the potential and make greater use of the centre, particularly in the evenings, Sundays and other times when activity there has traditionally tended to be low.

Leeds Magistrates Court Building built.

1996


The Royal Armouries Museum opens to the public

New Central bus station and new coach station – National Express built.

 

1997


The Thackrey Medical Museum opens

The White Rose Centre opens

The completion of The City Centre Loop and Public Transport Box, providing alternative routes for traffic, around the pedestianised shopping area of the city, and completed in 1997.

1998


Introduction of Super bus lanes

2000


Millennium Square opens

2001


 

Nelson Mandela is made Honorary Freeman of Leeds

2002


Some of the victorian look of City Square is replaced, these include, statues and balustrades in addition to the modern fountains.

Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Visit

2004


The famous name of Tetley, as in beer and brewery is being changed to Carlsberg UK

2012

Tetley's Brewery demolished and now a temporary car park. The main Office building converted into a pub The Tetley and art gallery. Now under regeneration -. Housing, shops & Aire Park

2013


  • Tetley’s offices was transformed from an office block into a centre for contemporary art, & a bar restaurant., the Aire Park Development.

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1952 - now

Falklands War 1982.
Gulf War on January 9 1996.
Gulf War II week one March 19. 2003.