They are the staff who helped put a smile on the face of generations of fish and chip lovers in Leeds These photo gems celebrate the work of the fish fryers, the potato peelers, owners and the serving staff at fish and chip shops around the city down the decades. They feature memories of a range of shops and restaurants some of which stopped frying tonight while others continue to thrive. READ MORE: The day 10,000 people queued for fish and chips at Harry Ramsden's LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

1. Fish and chip shop staff
Enjoy these memories of staff at fish and chip shops around Leeds. PIC: Dan Oxtoby | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby

2. Fish and chip shop staff
Mr Jackson prepares an order for Lily Rose, one of the waitresses at Bryan's, in Headingley in September 1974. | YPN Photo: YPN

3. Fish and chip shop staff
Staff at Youngmans serve up of the last meals in the restaurant in 1989. Pictured, from left, are Alice Brookes, Vivienne Bowers, Anne Sissons, Audrey Smith and Sandra Jubb. | YPN Photo: YPN

4. Fish and chip shop staff
Do you remember Sean O'Neill and Georgina Henderson? They helped serve up the best of what Nash's fish and chip restaurant on Merrion Street had to offer. They are pictured in October 2009. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

5. Fish and chip shop staff
Deborah de Vittoris and Stephen Hawkins, co-owners of gourmet fish and chip shop Battered which opened at Brewery Wharf in May 2007. | YPN Photo: YPN

6. Fish and chips memories
Do you remember Stephanie Poole? She is pictured in July 2007 at Bryan's in Headingley where she worked for 29 years. | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley
