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
20. Leeds city centre
The stretch of pavement at the junction of Cookridge Street and The Headrow has been extended in May 1975. | YPN Photo: YPN
21. Leeds city centre
The scene on The Headrow in June 1975 with new planters and trees. | YPN Photo: YPN
22. Leeds city centre
Bond Court precinct off Park Row. Pictured in April 1975. | YPN Photo: YPN
23. Leeds city centre
The former Head Post Office on City Square in November1975. | YPN Photo: YPN
