Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1972. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.netEnjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1972. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1972. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

22 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1972

It was the year police issued a warning about the "dangerous" practice of daubing slogans with sprays on motorway bridges.

The no-nonsense message was issued by West Yorkshire Police after this slogan was found daubed on a bridge over the M1 northbound carriageway at Stourton. This was Leeds in 1972 which also featured an emotional return to Kirkgate Market for a former trader who started to earn his living when he was eight - selling fruit and flowers from a basket. Enjoy these photo memories charting a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: 17 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1971 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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