Her voice would have been familiar to thousands of travellers who past through Leeds’s railway station in the late 1970s. This is Jean Cocker caught on camera as she worked as an announcer at Leeds City Station. She is pictured in 1977 and the photo is one of 15 charting a year of memories around the city centre during the year. It was a 12 months which featured celebrity visits and a Royal visit as well as a victory parade for Challenge Cup final winners Leeds RL. The photos, plucked from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive, are sure to evoke memories for a generation of people for whom the city centre was a place to work, rest or play back in the day. READ MORE: Lost city centre landmarks - The Leeds Skywalk LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Leeds, city centre
Leeds City station announcer Jean Cocker pictured in October 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN
2. Leeds city centre
Lionel Blair gives dancing tips to Lindsay Adams on the stage of the Leeds Grand Theatre, where he was starring in Doctor in the House in September 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN
3. Leeds city centre
Sir Harold Wilson is shown a page being made ready for the presses by Tony Laycock from the stereo department on a visit to the YEP in January 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Did you eat here back in the day? French Bistro La Securite pictured in January 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. Leeds city centre
Goliath, the Army's robot device for dealing with terrorist bombs is put back into it's trailer after a bomb scare on Vicar Lane in February 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN
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A poster detailing new membership requirements at The Tatler Cinema Club on City Square in June 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN