The largest Sony Centre in Britain opened its doors for the first time in Leeds. This was 1993, a year which featured a visit to the city by Diana, Princess of Wales as well as pop royalty. U2 performed during the summer to thousands at Roundhay Park. It was also a 12 months during which boozers at a city centre pub launched a petition objecting to a brewery's plans to turn their watering hole into an amusement arcade. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcasing Leeds in 1993. Is it a city you remember? READ MORE: 21 Leeds publicans you may remember from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. Yeadon
Does the inside of this pub - featuring toilet seats - look familiar? It's the Tut 'n' Shive at Yeadon pictured in March 1993. | YPN Photo: YPN
20. Leeds city centre
Stumps Bar beneath the Leeds Art Gallery pictured in June 1993. | YPN Photo: YPN
22. Leeds city centre
Do you remember Mr. Smellie's in the Merrion Centre? Pictured in 1993. | YPN Photo: YPN
23. Colton
Residents feared their quiet country lane would be sliced up by a new juggernaut-carrying highway in 1993. | YPN Photo: YPN
24. Leeds city centre
March 1993 and Alan Thornton was retiring as manager after 24 years at the Odeon Cinema on the corner New Briggate and The Headrow. | YPN Photo: YPN