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Demolished House of Fraser store (once Woolworths) on Briggate, Leeds.
Posted: Thu 24 Aug, 2023 6:00 pm
by Leodian
What was the House of Fraser store on Briggate, Leeds, has been demolished. Some will remember that it used to be a F. W. Woolworth store that closed in 1987. These are 2 photos that I took on August 23 2023.
- DemolishedHouseOfFraserStoreBriggateLeedsAug232023(1)..jpg (96.8 KiB) Viewed 8462 times
- DemolishedHouseOfFraserStoreBriggateLeedsAug232023(2)..jpg (108.95 KiB) Viewed 8462 times
Re: Demolished House of Fraser store (once Woolworths) on Briggate, Leeds.
Posted: Fri 25 Aug, 2023 12:20 pm
by blackprince
Any idea what is being built on the site?
Re: Demolished House of Fraser store (once Woolworths) on Briggate, Leeds.
Posted: Fri 25 Aug, 2023 1:49 pm
by uncle mick
blackprince wrote: ↑Fri 25 Aug, 2023 12:20 pm
Any idea what is being built on the site?
Students Flats
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/busines ... ds-3558799
Re: Demolished House of Fraser store (once Woolworths) on Briggate, Leeds.
Posted: Fri 25 Aug, 2023 8:04 pm
by Leodian
Thanks for the link uncle mick. The building looks good in what it is shown it will be.
I thought I should mention that what may look like a picture in a large frame in the first photo is actually premises on a part of Central Road well in the rear (I don't know what the frame is, perhaps some part of Fraser's still there). I assume that Central Road has not been directly visible from here for a long time.
Re: Demolished House of Fraser store (once Woolworths) on Briggate, Leeds.
Posted: Sat 26 Aug, 2023 4:38 pm
by Jann
Hi Leodian thank you for posting these photos, I worked at HOF from 1996 to 2005 and have lots of great memories of the place and the staff, also would go in when it was Woolworths, I’ve read the ground floor is going to be a retail space don’t know about basement area, and floors above ground floor will be students flats ,