Inside Leeds' lost Chinatown from hidden passage never used before

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The site can be found in the old Lyons Works building

Leeds' Old Chinatown has stood mostly abandoned for a decade and the old Lyon Works building remains unused.has taken a look inside. He found old menus, letters and decorations inside as well as old Chinese and Asian-style architecture.

Kyle said:"So since exploring the adjacent Templar House a few years back this has always been on my list. As I was passing I noticed a way in and since nobody has documented this place, I thought I'd be the first to put it on the Urbex scene."Navigating round the old Chinese corridors certainly gives an insight to how Leeds was back in the 1960s. The building was huge and didn't disappoint - like a maze that kept on delivering more surprises.

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