The Leeds Inner Ring Road as it joins Woodhouse Lane. Visible in the distance are the clock tower of the Town Hall and one of the gilded owl topped twin pinnacles of the Civic Hall. On the right is the Woodhouse Lane car park, opened August 6, 1970 with 1,100 spaces.The Leeds Inner Ring Road as it joins Woodhouse Lane. Visible in the distance are the clock tower of the Town Hall and one of the gilded owl topped twin pinnacles of the Civic Hall. On the right is the Woodhouse Lane car park, opened August 6, 1970 with 1,100 spaces.
The Leeds Inner Ring Road as it joins Woodhouse Lane. Visible in the distance are the clock tower of the Town Hall and one of the gilded owl topped twin pinnacles of the Civic Hall. On the right is the Woodhouse Lane car park, opened August 6, 1970 with 1,100 spaces.

17 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1970

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 13th Mar 2023, 04:45 BST
Updated 25th Mar 2024, 14:04 BST

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City centre parking has always been a bug bear of drivers across Leeds.

Yet that all changed in the summer of 1970 thanks to the opening of Woodhouse Lane car park and with it 1,000 spaces. It was also a 12 months which featured firefighters tackling the aftermath of a gas explosion in a Leeds suburb and the topping out of the former YEP headquarters on Wellington Street was celebrated with a traditional toast. These images are published courtesy of K. S. Wheelan, West Yorkshire Archive Service and photographic 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

Cliff Richard is pictured at Green Shield Stamps on Eastgate in April 1970. He is surrounded by a group of staff dressed in typical fashion of the time

19. Leeds in 1970

Cliff Richard is pictured at Green Shield Stamps on Eastgate in April 1970. He is surrounded by a group of staff dressed in typical fashion of the time Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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