The opening of Harvey Nichols store helped cement Leeds’s reputation as the ‘Knightsbridge of the North’. This was Leeds in October 1996, a month which also featured a historic landmark used as the stunning backdrop for filming of a top BBC fashion show. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 31 days in the life of your city in the middle of the 1990s. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in October 1996
Euro 96 posters went on sale to the public priced at £11.75. Pictured, from left are Coun Brian Walker and Kay Arnold. Photo: James Hardisty
14. Leeds in October 1996
Sports teacher and publicity officer Colin Willcocks stands atop the Campanile Tower surveying building progression of the new £18 million Leeds Grammar School. Photo: Peter Thacker
15. Leeds in October 1996
Full house. Head teacher Alan Padden is pictured with pupils in the assembly hall at Adel Primary School. Photo: Mel Hulme
16. Leeds in October 1996
The new 'Ka' from Ford arrived at Benfield Ford on Kirkstall Road by crane. Pictured is general manager Mike Phillips lowering it into place. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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