These fantastic photos provide plenty of talking points and stand out memories from a year in the life of your Leeds at the dawn of a new decade. The gallery brings into focus life around the city centre and the suburbs during 1970. It was a 12 months which featured a visit to Leeds from singer-songwriter Cliff Richard whose star at the time was rising. He had found fame with Congratulations, a song which had two years earlier earned him the runners up spot as the UK’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. This collection of photos include city centre landmarks as well as memories from the suburbs with East Ardsley, Morley, Rodley, Bramley, Halton and Richmond Hill. The photos are a mix from the West Yorkshire Archive Service, Mr K. S. Wheelan and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Watch - Secrets of Leeds Queens Hotel revealed including hidden tunnel LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds city centre
Tower Cinema on New Briggate. The Tower closed as a cinema in 1985 and became a nightclub from 1986. | Mr. K. S. Wheelan Photo: Mr. K. S. Wheelan
8. Bramley
The former premises of the Clifton Cinema shown here as the Leeds Do-It-Yourself centre, Forest Products with signs for the sale of hardwood, softwood, plywood and wallboard. | Mr. K. S. Wheelan Photo: Mr. K. S. Wheelan
9. Leeds city centre
The Odeon Cinema on the junction of the Lower Headrow with New Briggate. | Mr. K. S. Wheelan Photo: Mr. K. S. Wheelan
10. Halton
Chestnut hunter, Monica owned by Miss Joan Austin of Skelton Moor farm pictured in May 1970 with her twin fillies, Twin fillies, Twilight and Dawn. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
11. Rawdon
Firefighters ensuring the fire is out after a gas explosion in July 1970. This house on Spring Wood Road was badly damaged. Fortunately it was empty at the time. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Leeds RL
Mick Shoebottom scores a try for Leeds against Hull Kingston Rovers with Rose and Coupland of Hull failing to stop him. Although the try was disallowed Leeds won by 47-5. The other Leeds player in the background is Bernard Watson. Pictured in May 1970. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service