This gallery showcases the Majestic when it first opened as a cinema in the 1920s. The 2,500 seater cinema closed in 1969 and became a Bingo Hall for many years before re-opening as the Majestyk nightclub in 1996. These rarely seen photos are among 10 charting a year in the life of the city in 1923. The images are published thanks to Mr K S Wheelan and others courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Astonishing photos of Leeds city centre during the 1920s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
10 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1923
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These photos provide a rare glimpse inside a city centre landmark which has proved to be an entertainment mecca down the decades.