Great Howard Street & Leeds Street

This is an old junction but it has moved around a bit, until about 1850 it was further south when Exchange station built Leeds street was moved further north. The stump of the original was renamed Old Leeds street.
The junction is the eastern terminus of Leeds street, the most direct connection is to King Edward street which curves of to the south, with a T junction where great Howard street leads off to the north.
A few meters north of the junction Paisley Street joins Great Howard street from the east, a few metres east the main junction there is a one-way junction which leads into Old Hall street.
It is basically a mess, full of traffic lights and pedestrian crossings.

Then

National Library of Scotland historical and current map.

The original terminal basin of the Leeds and Liverpool canal stretched across Leeds street to what is now Old Leeds street. Until the building of Exchange station cut the canal off and a new basin was constructed at Pall Mall.

On great Howard Street, close to the junction was the David Lewis Northern Hospital, while slightly further up was Great Howard Street Goods station.

David Lewis Northern Hospital from Great Howard Street

Now

To the north from the junction is a BMW car dealer called William's, occupies the old hospital site, just beyond that is Merseybank a Probation Service establishment. To the south, is the very shiny extension to Lancaster House telephone exchange to the east of Old Hall street while to its west is Beetham Tower.

Looking is east

Looking south-west

Looking north

Lancaster House

Future

The King Edward tower was meant to occupy the north-east corner of the junction but that has fallen through and there has been no indication of a replacement project.

Scrapped design for King Edward

Site of failed King Edward Tower schemes goes on the market

There is a small potential plot between Back Leeds street and Exchange station, redevelopment of some part the light industrial units around Gibraltar Row might be possible, and even the east side of Great Howard street if the BMW dealer could be persuaded to move, though what the small building just a bit further along Great Howard Street is I don't know.

The area is definitely undervalued given its proximity to both the Business district and the waterfront but like all of the area to the north of the city Leeds street seem to provide and almost impenetrable barrier, to pedestrians. No amount of traffic light protected crossing make up for a bridge and with those junction you end up having to wait before crossing one carriageway and then wait to cross the next. It just a pedestrian mess. Foot & cycle bridges would allow the steady flow of people and may even allow the timings of the lights to be adjusted to improve flow.

Tony Carter bridge, Cambridge

For the benefit of Liverpool City council, this is what a decent combined, bike and pedestrian bridge, looks like, something similar over Leeds in a couple of places would reconnect the city centre with the north of the city.