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Leeds city centre in 2005 was a very different place.
The city was celebrating after an announcement that John Lewis planned to open a store in Leeds, while horses flocked through the streets as part of a Tetley's anniversary celebration.Enjoy these photo gems from 2005, plucked from the YEP's archives, that guide you through 12 months in Leeds city centre.
The Kirkgate Market car park in Leeds city centre, which was to make way for a new John Lewis development, it was announced, pictured on April 26, 2005. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
Travellers to London, using the railway, faced difficulty as GNER pulled 31 trains for safety checks after a derailment in Bedfordshire. GNER staff were on hand, centre of picture, to advise travellers of alternative arrangements at Leeds City Station in 2005. Photo: Mike Cowling
Members of staff from Wallace Arnold tour Leeds city centre on an open top bus to protest at the proposed selling off of the company to rivals Shearings, pictured in 2005. Photo: MARK BICKERDIKE
A new concept car from Vauxhall - the Maxx - stopped people in their tacks in Dortmund Square, Leeds city centre, as they took a closer look in 2005. Photo: Gary Longbottom