Pudsey Town Centre with Pudsey Town Hall in the background. On the right is Market Place, now the site of the new bus station. Running through the centre of the image is Church Lane.placeholder image
Pudsey Town Centre with Pudsey Town Hall in the background. On the right is Market Place, now the site of the new bus station. Running through the centre of the image is Church Lane.

18 of the best photos to take you back to Leeds in 1978

Enjoy these trip down memory lane celebrating a year in the life of your Leeds at the back end of the 1970s.

All four corners of your city are featured in this nostalgia rewind to 1978 a year which featured a cup win for Leeds RL, the last Yorkshire Pullman service from Leeds to London slowly pulling out of City Station, a city saying farewell to a cricket legend and a school left counting the cost after being targeted by vandals. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year in the life of your Leeds. READ MORE: 17 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1977 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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