12 photos that take you back to Headingley in the 1990s - including the most unusual outside toilets in Leeds

It’s the landmark where you could spend a penny. Yet mystery remained in the 1990s over one of the most unusual outside toilets in Leeds. Nobody knew who built the miniature castle shaped lavatory in Headingley - but it was only one of two outside toilets in the city deemed to be of outstanding architectural merit. The grade II listed building, in the tradition of a Victorian folly, stood close to a busy shopping centre in Alma Cottages. Even owner Doris Stead did not know who the original builder was, but said it was all the more beautiful for its battlements. Headingley amateur historian Janet Douglas could spread a little more light on the issue. She said the street was named after the Battle of Alma, a famous victory by the British and French forces over the Russians during the Crimean War in 1854. The photo of owner Doris is one of 12 digitised for the first time from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive charting a decade of memories around the suburb during the 1990s. Other news stories brought into focus during the decade include controversial plans to build a ‘super pub’ in the heart of the community. 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