CITY SQUARE AND BOAR LANE

 We're still in central Leeds and right outside the railway station is City Square. Here's part of it in 2021.

Much earlier in time - Ice cream anyone?

Here are a few more photos of City Square taken in the 1930s, '40s or '50s.

An old Ledgard's Leyland is seen in City Square.

Quickstep was a short-lived operator.

Four Seasons didn't last too long either (Richard Huggins).

Firstbus is the main operator these days.

There's some new electric buses too.

Arriva is one of several other companies to pass through City Square.

This is where we're heading in a minute, along Boar Lane, but first we must "hang a right" down Bishopsgate Street.

That's where we find the Scarborough Hotel.

Across the road, the Princess of Wales changed its sex. It's since become the Moot Hall Arms.

Opposite is the Head of Steam.

Around the corner, we're back in Boar Lane. It's 1908 and the King is expected.

Boar Lane has always been a busy thoroughfare.

Into the 1920s.

And now, the 1930s.

In the 1980s, West Riding buses ran along Boar Lane, some in West Yorkshire PTE livery.

Today, Firstbus is dominant.

Other operators along Boar Lane include Arriva, Connexions and Yorkshire Tiger.

A must visit along Boar Lane is this brewpub, Tapped Leeds. The pizzas are good too.

The Griffin is a Greene King pub that has guest beers.

A fairly new establishment is the Banker's Cat, a pub serving Thornbridge beers.

Down one of the side streets is the Brewery Tap.

Also just off Boar Lane, we have Friends of Ham.

It's much extended now, but here's the bar in 2012.

Finally, a proper boozer that is sadly missed. The Whip was down an alleyway off Boar Lane.

Next time, we'll take a look around the Parish Church area.

CENTRAL, WELLINGTON, NEW AND CITY (THE RAILWAY IN LEEDS)

We begin our tour of central Leeds at, appropriately, Leeds Central station, a cramped affair bult by the Great Northern Railway. Here's the staff from those times.

LNER, ex GNR, 4-4-2 no. 3274 prepares to depart with a Pullman service.

LNER A4 4496 backs onto its train at Leeds Central.

Once serving commuters from Leeds Central station, the West Riding is still in business.

There was once a coach station on Wellington Street. Various National Express services called here.

Leeds Corporation's "trackless" trolleybuses started their journeys on Wellington Sreet.

Leeds Wellington station, now part of the main Leeds City complex, was the terminus of the Midland Railway. 

Hull & Barnsley Railway 2-4-0 no. 41 has brought an excursion into Wellington staton, circa 1910.

LMS 0-4-4T no. 6404 shunts empty stock at Leeds Wellington.

The other station was Leeds New, later combined with Wellington to form Leeds City. Leeds New had a major problem in 1892!

The North Eastern Railway was one of the companies serving Leeds New. 4-4-0 no. 1619 is seen there.

Into LNER days and another 4-4-0, no 1242, calls here in 1945.

Another 4-4-0, D49 no. 62727 at what is now Leeds City in 1956.

Towards the end of the 1960s, Leeds City station was rebuilt. Construction takes place around "Peak" D18.

By 1969, the revised station was complete. Here are a few photos of the finished product.

Here are some examples of the traction to be found here in 1969.

Deltic no 9001 is seen, ready to depart, Leeds City 1971,

A year or so later, a hybrid DMU berthed in a siding.

The lower platforms at Leeds City were used for parcels traffic in the later years of the 20th century.

The main line to London is now electrified. The unique 89001 waits for departure time.

EWS liveried 37411 stands in Leeds City, ready for a trip over the Settle & Carlisle line in 2004.

90027 is seen at Leeds, on loan to GNER, 1999.

More normal GNER motive power, in the form of this HST, at Leeds in 2007.

Another HST, in Midand Mainline colours, at Leeds in 2007.

London services are now run by LNER and their Azumas operate some of these services

Northern use both diesel and electric units on local services.

A few buses have used the station forecourt as a terminating point. West Yorkshire PTE Bristol LHS/ECW no. 38 was in use on a city centre service in 1977.

Departing on a Unilink service is Firstbus, ex London Leyland Olympian no. 31816.

Much of the station has now been rebuilt again, but this older part is still in use and it houses a Wetherspoons.

In an arch, underneath the station, is The Hop, a lively pub operated by Osset Brewery.

That's where we'll end this post. Next time, we'll look at City Square and Boar Lane.