Queenie Fields was handed the honour of opening an £80,000 factory for card and board games manufacturer John Waddington in Woodlesford. The year was 1969 and it proved to be a 12 months of celebrity visits, sporting achievement demolition, care and hope for a city and its residents. The images chart a year in the life of your city and are a mix from the YEP archive, West Yorkshire Archive Service and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
12 newsworthy photos take you back to Leeds in 1969
It was the year a humble cleaner was in the spotlight.
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