1979 proved to be a year of out with the old and in with the new for a city and its residents. Down came the cooling towers at Kirkstall Power Station while it was a 12 months the Leeds Registry Office opened for registration of births, deaths and marriages. It was also a year of celebration with the Hotel Metropole celebrating 80 years of welcoming guests while the Lord Mayor’s Parade attracted more than 50,000 people. These photos are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 14 photos take you back to Leeds in 1978 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds in 1979
Burley Liberal Club and car park pictured in July 1979. On the right is the Trustee Savings Bank, located at the junction of Willow Road and Burley Road. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds in 1979
View of Quebec Street showing the junction with Toronto Street, right. Quebec Street opened in 1872 and was named in memory of General Wolfe who captured Quebec in Canada in 1759 but was killed in the Battle Plains of Abraham. The photograph dates from 1979 when office space was being advertised with a large "All Enquiries" sign. Towards the end of the nineteenth century the corner buildings at the junction of Toronto Street and Quebec Street were occupied by the firm of G.H. Roberts & Co., manufacturer and merchants of textiles. It is addressed in the Slater's Directory of Leeds and District for 1890 as number 10 Toronto Street. George Herbert Roberts also had premises at Beeston Hill and St. Lukes Road in Beeston. The partnership he had with his brother Edwin Roberts was dissolved in 1892. These buildings are now demolished and were replaced by Cloth Hall Court between 1980 and 1983. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Leeds in 1979
A view looking across from Park Square in August 1979, with its neatly laid out paths, grassed areas, flower beds and trees, towards the city centre, where the Town Hall is prominent in the middle of the picture. Also visible is Oxford Place Chapel, to the left of the Town Hall, and next to this the construction of the new Leeds Combined Court Centre is taking place. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Leeds in 1979
A view looking down York Place to Queen Street in July 1979. The buildings at the end, number 9 to 17 Queen Street, are an architect's drawing, a 'design to site'. It shows the redevelopment which includes a 5 storey office block toilets and an entrance lobby with 12 car parking spaces. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Leeds in 1979
A view of Park Place, showing offices to let by St. Quintin Chartered Surveyors, right. This is the former British Relay Ltd. and is situated in a conservation area. Pictured in July 1979. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Leeds in 1979
Kirkstall Power Station at the time of the demolition of the cooling tower in April 1979. Photo: Leeds Museums Service