Bus queues in March 1976. — Bus queues in March 1976. | YPN

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18 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1976

By Andrew Hutchinson

Published 27th Jul 2020, 06:00 GMT

Is this the Leeds you remember?

Your city has undergone some huge changes in the last 40 years. We've dug through our archive at the Yorkshire Evening Post to find these photos take you back to Leeds in 1976. Is it a city you remember? READ MORE: 23 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1977

Did you enjoy a film here back in the day? Cottage Road Cinema.

13. Headingley

Did you enjoy a film here back in the day? Cottage Road Cinema. | YPN Photo: YPN

The adventure playground at Harewood House.

14. Harewood

The adventure playground at Harewood House. | YPN Photo: YPN

The Cemetery Tavern on Beckett Street.

15. Burmantofts

The Cemetery Tavern on Beckett Street. | YPN Photo: YPN

A burning tyre dump on Pontefract Lane..

16. Cross Green

A burning tyre dump on Pontefract Lane.. | YPN Photo: YPN

Merton House on Albion Street.

17. Leeds city centre

Merton House on Albion Street. | YPN Photo: YPN

New traffic lights on Claypit Lane in March 1976.

18. Sheepscar

New traffic lights on Claypit Lane in March 1976. | YPN Photo: YPN

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