From removal vans to tea time congestion this photo gallery transports you back to 1971. It was also a year of celebrity visits, fundraising and fun. These images, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, chart a year in the life of your city and its residents. READ MORE: 22 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1972 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in 1971
Morley's Fountain Street at the junction with Great Northern Street in July 1971. The general store, owned by Doris Wilson can be seen on the corner with a group of schoolgirls on the steps outside. The shop advertises 'beers, wines and spirits' as well as 'Players No6', 'Bird's Eye' and 'Tetley'. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Leeds in 1971
A glass fibre crucifixion in october 1971. Sculptor Charles L'Anson, bottom left, helps workmen put up his crucifixion figure at the chapel at Trinity and All Saints College in Horsforth. Using himself as a model it took Mr L'Anson took 18 months to complete the bronze and glass fibre work. "It has been made in the same way as fibre glass car bodies, except that the shape has, of course made it complicated," remarked Mr L'Anson, a senior lecturer in sculpture at the college. Photo: YPN
15. Leeds in 1971
The vast campus of Leeds University pictured in September 1971. Photo: YPN
16. Leeds in 1971
The Leeds Roundhouse just south of Wellington Bridge in March 1971. Photo: YPN
18. Leeds in 1971
Shoppers browse for bargains at Marks & Spencers in Leeds city centre March 1971. Photo: YPN