Schofield's of Leeds : Café Menu card
To many older generations of Leeds residents (Loiners) the name of Schofield's will be recalled as being that of probably the 'best; department store in the city. Formed in 1901 by Snowden Schofield as a drapers and millners the store grew to comprise of a number of units around the Victoria Arcade on what was to become The Headrow. In 1962 the company, still family run, reconstructed their premises as a modern store and they continued to operate until the 1980s. At that time the building was sold to a property company and developer and the store itself passed unto the ownership of the House of Fraser. In the 1990s the building was reconstructed to form the Schofield Centre, let out to other tenants, and the House of Fraser closed their branch here to concentrate on other outlets in Leeds city centre and so the store and name passed into history.
This Menu Card from the store's café is not dated but has a feel of wartime or post-war austerity about it given the mention of margarine as substitute for butter, the use of synthetic cream and the somewhat limited fare.
Schofield's of Leeds : Café Menu card
To many older generations of Leeds residents (Loiners) the name of Schofield's will be recalled as being that of probably the 'best; department store in the city. Formed in 1901 by Snowden Schofield as a drapers and millners the store grew to comprise of a number of units around the Victoria Arcade on what was to become The Headrow. In 1962 the company, still family run, reconstructed their premises as a modern store and they continued to operate until the 1980s. At that time the building was sold to a property company and developer and the store itself passed unto the ownership of the House of Fraser. In the 1990s the building was reconstructed to form the Schofield Centre, let out to other tenants, and the House of Fraser closed their branch here to concentrate on other outlets in Leeds city centre and so the store and name passed into history.
This Menu Card from the store's café is not dated but has a feel of wartime or post-war austerity about it given the mention of margarine as substitute for butter, the use of synthetic cream and the somewhat limited fare.