Professor Simon Kay had already built up a world class reputation for his work as a consultant plastic surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust when this photo was taken in 1995. He would go on to perform the UK’s first successful hand transplant in 2012 and the first double hand transplant four years later. This gallery of memories focuses on life around Leeds in 1995, a year which saw the newly-widened Crown Point Bridge over the River Aire reopened. The images are a mix from the YEP archive, David Atkinson Archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. St James's Hospital
Surgeon Simon Kay pictured with his team at St James's Hospital in November 1995. | Ross Parry Photo: Ross Parry
2. Wetherby
An angler alongside the River Wharfe fishing in the rain in November 1995. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom
4. Kirkstall
Did you shop here back in the day? Allders at Home pictured in November 1995. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
5. Leeds city centre
Offices and apartments reflected in the River Aire. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
6. Hunslet
Tetley dray horses Prince, left, and Charles make their way over the newly-widened Crown Point Bridge in December 1995. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike