1970 will also be remembered by Leeds and its residents as a 12 months of celebrity visits, concerts to remember and a new era for transport. The steam era had given way to the diesel age with Leeds at the heart of the revolution. Elsewhere it proved the end of an era for a mining colliery on the outskirts of the city. These images are published courtesy of K S Wheelan, West Yorkshire Archive Service and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 14 photo memories of Leeds city centre in the 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. Leeds in 1970
Drinking the traditional toast at the topping out of the new Yorkshire Evening Post headquarters on Wellington Street.
20. Leeds in 1970
Jagged metal and broken windows - one of the damaged coaches after a train crash in Leeds in June 1970.
21. Leeds in 1970
Some of the junior members of the Eta Cohen Orchestra playing at Temple Newsam in April 1970. Pictured, standing from left, are Nigel Gilmore, Alexa Davies, Wendy Mitchell, Pamela Courteney and Neil McDonald. Sitting, from left, are Siriol Jenkins and Nicolle Levine. Behind is Rosamund Kitchen.
23. Leeds in 1970
The new bell-ringing team at Armley Christ Church in July 1970. Pictured, from left, are Nigel Thornton, Philip Barehead, Edward Lofthouse, Richard Thornton, Michael Tiffany, Stuart Armitage, Denise Rodgers and Sharon Preston.
24. Leeds in 1970
A new Leeds City Council tip near the Meanwood cricket ground in November 1970.