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This charming photo is one of 16 images showcasing a year in the life of your city during the mid-1970s. This gallery focuses on 1976, a year during which your city like the rest of the country was feeling hot, hot, hot. Leeds sweltered for months as temperatures soared and river levels ran low. Elsewhere new traffic lights were introduced at a busy Leeds junction, the old Millgarth Police Station closed and shoppers enjoyed a ‘catch of the day’ thanks to a new fish market. Enjoy these images, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 14 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1974 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds city centre
A porter's barrow stands empty on one of the deserted platforms at Leeds City Station in March 1976, from where only a limited service of local trains are operating owing to a rail strike. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Leeds United
Leeds United star Duncan McKenzie showcased his 'party piece' of leaping over a mini car at Elland Road before Paul Reaney's testimonial game in May 1976. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Swillington
YEP Women's Circle members and their children had fun down on the farm when they visited Swillington House Farm in April 1976. Driving the tractor is James Bulloack, whose father owns the farm. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Leeds city centre
Shoppers choose the catch of the day in the new fish market at Leeds in November 1976. | YPN Photo: YPN
11. Burmantofts
Did you drink in here back in the day? Cemetery Tavern on Beckett Street pictured in February 1976. | YPN Photo: YPN
