00:00Memories of a pioneering Leeds landmark have been revisited thanks to a historic city restoration project.
00:07Centenary Bridge, which spans the River Eyre between the Calls and Brewery Wharf,
00:12has been spruced up as the city marks 400 years since being awarded its first Royal Charter by King Charles
00:20I.
00:21It was originally constructed in 1993, and it was the first river crossing built in the city for more than
00:27a century.
00:28Over the past few months, officers from Leeds City Council have been using specialist equipment to fully repaint the bridge,
00:36working through the day and overnight to bring it back to its best.
00:40The bridge's original designer, Colin Harris, recently visited the site to get an up-close look at the work
00:46and reminisce about his role in bringing the project to life.
00:50Mr Harris is a University of Leeds civil engineering graduate,
00:53and he'd worked on projects around the world before returning to Leeds in 1989
00:58to lead a new office for Arup in what was the Design Innovation Centre.
01:03He worked on the concept sketches of the eye-catching new design,
01:08and was joined on his visit by Paul Ellison,
01:11the co-chair of the Quality Spaces and Places and Leeds Waterfront Group,
01:15who have supported the project.
01:16The works have been completed during Leeds 400,
01:20a citywide celebration commemorating four centuries
01:23since the very first Leeds City Charter was bestowed on the city
01:26by King Charles I in 1626.
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