Schofields was among an elite number of city centre shops back in the day for shoppers looking to indulge in a dose of retail therapy. It opened at Victoria Arcade in 1901 in a single shop unit as a "fancy drapers and milliners" with a staff of two before expanding... The Headrow store was rebuilt in 1952. We hope these photos from the YEP archive spark some happy memories. READ MORE: Wallace Arnold in 16 photos: How the Leeds holiday coach operator made travel dreams come true
![Do you remember the Toy Fair on the second floor?](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyMDYxNjI0.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Schofields window displays of lace collars and blouses.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyMDYxODQ2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Peter D. Schofield, the chairman of Schofields, in the Leeds store.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyMDYxODcz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![A Schofields window display.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyMDYyMDkw.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Customers make their way down the aisles.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyMDYyMDkx.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![The perfume counters are doing a brisk trade.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEyMDYyMDky.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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