1975 will be remembered as a 12 months of destruction and devastation after fire all-but destroyed Kirkgate Market. Stallholders fled for their lives as the blaze swept through Europe’s largest covered market. The cause remains uncertain to this day - there were suggestions either of an electrical fault or an overturned paraffin lamp. It was also the year nine metro buses, worth £120,000, each had to be pushed to safety after a fire broke out at Cross Gates Carriage Works. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, celebrating a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: 14 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1974 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. York Road
The new bridge over the Harehills Lane and York Road junction pictured in November 1975. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Leeds city centre
Inside a ward at Leeds General Infirmary in January 1975. | YPN Photo: YPN
16. Scott Hall
A line of police cars on Scott Hall Avenue in October 1975. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
17. Leeds city centre
The frontage of the birthday business Gladys Vollans in October 1975. | YPN Photo: YPN
18. Kirkstall Road
A VW Beetle makes its way down Kirkstall Road in March 1975. | YPN Photo: YPN