Boar Lane was home to The Grand Pygmalion, which opened in 1888, selling old clothes, gloves, umbrellas, haberdashery, china, vases, upholstery, and furniture. These photos celebrate its impact at the heart of city centre life for more than 100 years. READ MORE: Briggate down the decades - The Leeds street we all know and love | Schofields Leeds in 12 photos - The department store which stood proud among the city's shopping elite LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![A view of Boar Lane in the early 20th century.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0MjY1MTY1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Norton's Oyster Shop on Boar Lane in the early 20th century.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0MjY1MTY2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Boar Lane down the decades
Norton's Oyster Shop on Boar Lane in the early 20th century.
![A view of Boar Lane in the early 20th century.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0MjY1MTc4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Boar Lane in May 1974 featuring New Station Street.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0MjY1MTg2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Men repairing tram lines on Boar Lane. Year unknown.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0MjY1MTg3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Boar Lane and Bishopgate in the late 1950s.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE0MjY1MTg4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)