Many were handed £20 fines for driving up Briggate which introduced a ban on private motorists. Many drivers, unaware or confused about the new regulations, were outraged to be given on the spot fines. This was 1993, a year which also featured a new lease of life for a historic landmark and celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Leeds being granted city status. READ MORE: 34 loved and lost Leeds nightclubs you visited back in the day 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
July 1993 and Leeds court staff were on the move to the new base on Westgate. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Burmantofts
The Bishop of Ripon, the Right Reverend David Young is surrounded by children as he lays a foundation stone at the new St. Peter's C of E School in January 1993. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Leeds city centre
Buskers Moon de Lune take their two-man act on a bus-stop tour of Leeds in July 1993, part of a 50-mile trip to nine different town centres, as a prelude to the city's Centenary Wind Festival. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Leeds city centre
Simon Young is pictured abseiling down Leeds Town Hall's clock tower in November 1993. He was aiming to raise public awareness of local youth activity. | Christine Boyd Photo: Christine Boyd
11. Leeds city centre
The mural on the wall at the Market Place Project in Kirkgate was turning heads in July 1993. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Yeadon
Frying tonight at Murgatroyds fish restaurant in December 1993. | YPN Photo: YPN