Actress and singer Gracie Fields – at one time considered the highest paid film star in the world - was in Leeds to record A Stars On Sunday programme at Yorkshire Television studios on Kirkstall. This was 1970 and the 72-year-old she said was likely to be in the city for two to three days and was looking forward to a shopping expedition. "I like Leeds," she said. "Especially the shops." This memory is one of 19 charting a year in the life of your city at the dawn of a new decade. They are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 22 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1969 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![The arrival of Catholic Church dignitaries for the opening of the Irish Centre on York Road in July 1970.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg4MTZmZTA4LWQ3MmEtNDA3My1hNTJhLTE0MmEzZTA2YzMxMDpkYTBlNGJlMi05NTIzLTQ5NWUtYWNhZS0wMTE2OGJiMDZhOTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Leeds in 1970
The arrival of Catholic Church dignitaries for the opening of the Irish Centre on York Road in July 1970.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![The Odeon Cinema on the junction of the Lower Headrow with New Briggate. It opened as a twin cinema on May 15, 1969. The first two films shown in the converted cinema were 'Funny Girl' with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in the 1000 seater auditorium, and 'Mackenna's Gold' in the 1,300 seater, with Gregory Peck and again with Omar Sharif.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI5ZDEwODYzLTMwOTctNGJiNy05N2U5LTljMGNlZjU3OWZhZTo4ZDdmZTU4MC1lZWU3LTQ0N2EtOTkxZS0wNDRkZjY0MjRlZjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Leeds in 1970
The Odeon Cinema on the junction of the Lower Headrow with New Briggate. It opened as a twin cinema on May 15, 1969. The first two films shown in the converted cinema were 'Funny Girl' with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in the 1000 seater auditorium, and 'Mackenna's Gold' in the 1,300 seater, with Gregory Peck and again with Omar Sharif.Photo: K. S. Wheelan
![The Leeds School Board Office on Calverley Street in August 1970. The dome of Leeds Town Hall is in the top right hand corner.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ2YjZjZGNmLTdiNGYtNDJmMC05NjE2LTUzZTIxOThhNWVkMDo3Yzk4ZjNhYy1hMmUxLTQxMmMtODEyMy04MmI2NTgzZjU5NWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Leeds in 1970
The Leeds School Board Office on Calverley Street in August 1970. The dome of Leeds Town Hall is in the top right hand corner.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![The Plaza Cinema at 32 New Briggate. It opened as the Assembly Rooms Concert Hall in 1898. The name changed to the 'Plaza' on Monday, August 25, 1958 until its closure in 1985.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJjZmNjZjk4LWE1ZGUtNDcxZC1iYmFmLWY4YmQyY2Y2NjRhYzphMmU2OTEwOS1lNTllLTRmMzAtODYxNy0zMDRhY2FmN2FjNjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. Leeds in 1970
The Plaza Cinema at 32 New Briggate. It opened as the Assembly Rooms Concert Hall in 1898. The name changed to the 'Plaza' on Monday, August 25, 1958 until its closure in 1985.Photo: K. S. Wheelan
![Chestnut hunter, Monica owned by Joan Austin of Skelton Moor farm in Halton pictured in May 1970 with her twin fillies, Twin fillies, Twilight and Dawn.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA1MjhmMmFjLTQ4MmQtNDk0NS1iMmY3LTY4YzEwNDIwYjhjMTo5YzdmOTE4MC0xNzA2LTRjZDItYTNiMy1mMjJmYjZlODBmZjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
17. Leeds in 1970
Chestnut hunter, Monica owned by Joan Austin of Skelton Moor farm in Halton pictured in May 1970 with her twin fillies, Twin fillies, Twilight and Dawn.Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
![The Gaumont Cinema on Cookridge Street. When it first opened on Wednesday, July 15, 1885, as The Coliseum it ran as a concert hall and variety theatre. It was built to designs by architect, W. Bakewell and originally seated an audience of 3,000 although the seating was later reduced to 1,700.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQwNjRhZGIxLTI3OWEtNDdiZi04OWUwLWMxYTA4YjY0ODFhNjoxY2NjY2U1NS1hMTE3LTQzNzctODJiYS01ODkwYjEzZmIxZWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
18. Leeds in 1970
The Gaumont Cinema on Cookridge Street. When it first opened on Wednesday, July 15, 1885, as The Coliseum it ran as a concert hall and variety theatre. It was built to designs by architect, W. Bakewell and originally seated an audience of 3,000 although the seating was later reduced to 1,700.Photo: K. S. Wheelan