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Description: | 7th August 1959
Looking from the direction of Woodhouse Lane down Upper North Street. On the left is number 19, followed by 21, 23 and 25, then a motor repair business 'Eyebrow Garage'. At the end of the street Hepworths clothing factory can be seen. This business was begun by Joseph Hepworth in 1865. He started with premises on Bishopgate Street, then by 1881 had moved to Wellington Street. At one point Hepworth was operating from Marshalls mill in Holbeck. The building seen here was Hepworth House, it was extended in 1896 and again in 1907. The company had their own retail outlets, specialising in men's suits. When the tailoring industry began to loose customers to foreign imports the company began to focus on other retail outlets, launching 78 of their stores as 'Next' in 1982. Hepworth House became Club 24, then Ventura. The company also has a financial service base. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Upper North Street | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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