They take you around the city during the decade but can you add a specific date to any of the wonderful photos which provide a fascinating glimpse into life around Leeds?
Suburbs in focus include Headingley and Hunslet as well as Otley, Morley and Chapeltown as well as Leeds city centre. The images are a mix from the YEP archive, David Atkinson Archive, West Yorkshire Archive Service and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Leeds in the 1970s – What it was like growing up in the decade of strikes and flares LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds circa 1970s
A view of old stone built buildings on Bay Horse Court in Otley, with the rear of the Bay Horse pub in the centre. A passageway to the left of the pub leads onto the Market Place. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds circa 1970s
Main Street in Pool from the junction with Church Lane, and looking north-west. The junction of Pool Road and the A658 can be seen in the distance, centre. On the right is the Half Moon Hotel,and beyond it, a petrol station. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Leeds circa 1970s
Otley's Clapgate showing H&D Quantrill's greengrocers store. On the right is Manor Square with the Prudential Assurance Company just visible. To the left of Quantrill's is a passageway leading to Bay Horse Court. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Leeds circa 1970s
This view looks across to the construction site of Merrion House from the Wade Lane side. The foreground, built to a lower level, is the location of Morrisons. These were built as an extension to the Merrion Centre, opening around 1972. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
11. Leeds circa 1970s
Sandblasting the Royal Hotel in Morley Bottoms early in the 1970s in order to clean up the facade. At this time the hotel would be just over a hundred years old since it had been fairly recently opened when disaster struck at Morley Main Colliery in October 1872 and 34 colliers were killed. The hotel had to be commissioned as a mortuary and post mortems on these miners were conducted at the Royal. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
12. Leeds circa 1970s
Leeds International Pool on Westgate. Designed by John Poulson, the pool opened on September 23, 1967. In the first six months the new swimming facilities were used by 220,000 people. John Poulson, the architect, was later involved in a scandal which made the headlines. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net