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
13. Holbeck
Inside call centre Halifax Direct on Water Lane which opened in September 1995. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Morley
Crowds are gathered on Queen Street and Windsor Court at the opening of the pedestrianisation scheme for Queen Street in December 1995. Councillor Linda Middleton, on the left, is about to cut the tape. | David Atkinson Archive Photo: David Atkinson Archive
15. Armley
Heights Drive. On the right is the SVP Charity Shop at no. 34, with clothes and shoes displayed outside. Next to this, no. 36 is Armley Heights Library, one of Leeds City Libraries' small branches, then at no. 38 is Dewhirsts Newsagents and Post Office. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Drighlington
Inside Drighlington Branch Library situated on Moorland Road. The counter is in the middle of the room with bookshelves around the walls. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net