Re: Eastgate subway?
Posted: Thu 07 Mar, 2024 11:27 am
I think it's worth noting that local government reorganisation the 1960s and seventies led to conflicting plans between the newly-formed West Yorkshire County Council and the district councils based on the former cities and boroughs. Leeds portrayed itself as a pioneer of pedestrianisation and I do believe there was a long-standing wish to "pedestrianise" the entire city centre while promoting Leeds as the Motorway City of the Seventies.
Leeds City Council's plan was to have a single pedestrian level throughout the entire city centre based on the Bond Street Centre. Briefly, this involved any new developments taking this into account. So, a system of walkways at first floor level was prescribed for premises at Boar Lane level. I hope these links to Leodis work. The first shows the stairs for pedestrians up to the start of the walkways in East Parade. The second shows the elevated route for pedestrians across Park Row
East Parade Walk Stairs to walkway
https://www.leodis.net/viewimage/97689
Park Row from City Square
https://www.leodis.net/viewimage/121743
Re Millgarth Police Station, it's true that a lot of money was spent on new police buildings in that era but I will confidently state as a fact that the original public inquiry counter was half way up the building to comply with the plan for pedestrian access more generally
Leeds City Council's plan was to have a single pedestrian level throughout the entire city centre based on the Bond Street Centre. Briefly, this involved any new developments taking this into account. So, a system of walkways at first floor level was prescribed for premises at Boar Lane level. I hope these links to Leodis work. The first shows the stairs for pedestrians up to the start of the walkways in East Parade. The second shows the elevated route for pedestrians across Park Row
East Parade Walk Stairs to walkway
https://www.leodis.net/viewimage/97689
Park Row from City Square
https://www.leodis.net/viewimage/121743
Re Millgarth Police Station, it's true that a lot of money was spent on new police buildings in that era but I will confidently state as a fact that the original public inquiry counter was half way up the building to comply with the plan for pedestrian access more generally