Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 2003. PIC: Dan OxtobyEnjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 2003. PIC: Dan Oxtoby
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 2003. PIC: Dan Oxtoby

23 photos to take you back to Leeds in 2003

It was the year Post Office chiefs first revealed plans to close its landmark City Square branch.

This was Leeds in 2003. An extensive consultation exercise followed in the months ahead before bosses gave their stamp of approval to close the historic branch which had first opened in 1896. It was an announcement greeted with anger and dismay by campaigners who had voiced opposition to the closure plans. 2003 was also a 12 months which saw the city deal with a sticky situation and featured a number of 'what goes up must come down' demolitions. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: 18 photos to take you back to Leeds in 2002 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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