A rock and roll line up in Leeds in July 1976. Pictured, from left, are Henry Karasiewicz from Kirkstall, Julie Skelton from Horsforth, Nick Kovrlija from Halton, Lynda Gedge from Horsforth and Terry Best from Roundhay.placeholder image
A rock and roll line up in Leeds in July 1976. Pictured, from left, are Henry Karasiewicz from Kirkstall, Julie Skelton from Horsforth, Nick Kovrlija from Halton, Lynda Gedge from Horsforth and Terry Best from Roundhay. | YPN

16 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1976

By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 22nd Nov 2021, 04:45 BST

These photo gems turn back the clock to focus on a year in the life of Leeds during the mid-1970s.

1976 proved to be a year of extremes for the city and its residents. Your Leeds melted in the ice cream heat for three months thanks to one of the driest, sunniest and warmest summers on record. It was also 12 months which featured celebrity visits galore and concerts to remember. Comedian Bob Monkhouse was among a raft of familiar faces visiting the city while audiences enjoyed gigs by Elton John and The Sex Pistols. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year of change. READ MORE: 15 photos take you back to Leeds in 1975 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

A sign is nailed to the door of the old Millgarth Police Station after the building closed in January 1976.

1. Leeds city centre

A sign is nailed to the door of the old Millgarth Police Station after the building closed in January 1976. | YPN Photo: YPN

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A woman with an umbrella walks along King Edward Street in May 1976. The Suede and Sheepskin shop is in view. To the right is Alvin Morris Ltd., decorators' supplies showroom.

2. Leeds city centre

A woman with an umbrella walks along King Edward Street in May 1976. The Suede and Sheepskin shop is in view. To the right is Alvin Morris Ltd., decorators' supplies showroom. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Roundhay Road County Primary School, located on Roundhay Road between the junctions of Enfield Street and Grant Street.

3. Harehills

Roundhay Road County Primary School, located on Roundhay Road between the junctions of Enfield Street and Grant Street. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Two people sit on the steps in front of the door of a house on Lucas Street in January 1976 while a motorbike lays on its side in the foreground. The top of the chimney of the Meanwood Road Refuse Destructor can be seen in the background on the right.

4. Woodhouse

Two people sit on the steps in front of the door of a house on Lucas Street in January 1976 while a motorbike lays on its side in the foreground. The top of the chimney of the Meanwood Road Refuse Destructor can be seen in the background on the right. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Looking south down Glossop Terrace towards Rider Road in Woodhouse in January 1976. In the background, left, are the high-rise flats of Holborn Towers.

5. Woodhouse

Looking south down Glossop Terrace towards Rider Road in Woodhouse in January 1976. In the background, left, are the high-rise flats of Holborn Towers. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Hawes Place in Woodhouse in January 1976. After the junction with Rider Road the street becomes State Street which is crossed by Ganton Place, Ganton Mount and Ganton View.

6. Woodhouse

Hawes Place in Woodhouse in January 1976. After the junction with Rider Road the street becomes State Street which is crossed by Ganton Place, Ganton Mount and Ganton View. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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