19 photos to take you back to Wetherby in the 1990s

These photo memories showcase the pace of life around Wetherby during the 1990s.

By Andrew Hutchinson

Published 1st Sep 2022, 04:45 BST

Updated 3rd Jan 2023, 12:03 BST

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They feature local landmarks as well as shops, pubs and restaurants which will be familiar to a generation of residents who lived in the market town during the decade. READ MORE: Shops you visited on Briggate during the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Enjoy these photo memories from around Wetherby in the 1990s. PIC: Mel Hulme

1. Wetherby in the 1990s

Enjoy these photo memories from around Wetherby in the 1990s. PIC: Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

Pupils at St Josephs RC Primary are pictured busy working on an English project in February 1999.

2. Wetherby in the 1990s

Pupils at St Josephs RC Primary are pictured busy working on an English project in February 1999. Photo: Mike Cowling

An amazed PC John Knowles looks at the latest edition to the Wetherby Police Station in April 1998 - a replica Police Box, already dubbed the 'Tardis'. The Police Box was to be used in the force campaign of crime prevention, and was hoped to be a talking point around the town.

3. Wetherby in the 1990s

An amazed PC John Knowles looks at the latest edition to the Wetherby Police Station in April 1998 - a replica Police Box, already dubbed the 'Tardis'. The Police Box was to be used in the force campaign of crime prevention, and was hoped to be a talking point around the town. Photo: Charles Knight

HRH The Princess Royal is led by a prison officer onto D Wing at HMP Wealstun at Wetherby in April 1998.

4. Wetherby in the 1990s

HRH The Princess Royal is led by a prison officer onto D Wing at HMP Wealstun at Wetherby in April 1998. Photo: Gary Longbottom

Garden sculpture in the shape of a figure riding a horse was enjoyed by motorists as they approached the A1-A58 roundabout into Wetherby in May 1999.

5. Wetherby in the 1990s

Garden sculpture in the shape of a figure riding a horse was enjoyed by motorists as they approached the A1-A58 roundabout into Wetherby in May 1999. Photo: James Hardisty

Model Heather Mills pictured with an artificial limb at Wetherby Young Offenders Institution in December 1997. She is watched by Prison Officer George Bryant.

6. Wetherby in the 1990s

Model Heather Mills pictured with an artificial limb at Wetherby Young Offenders Institution in December 1997. She is watched by Prison Officer George Bryant. Photo: Mel Hulme