Workmen start to raise the Beryl Burton Arch into place on Queen Street while a former MP had a street named after him in the town. This was Morley in 1997, a year which also featured a farewell to a well known bobby and the dawn of a new era for the old Peel Street Market. Enjoy these photo memories plucked from the YEP archive charting a year in the life of LS27. READ MORE: 14 photo memories of Morley in 1999 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
25. Morley in 1997
Santa with two of the pupils at Morley High who were distributing Christmas parcels to pensioners in the area. Pictured are Sandeep Sagoo and Amy Lawson. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
26. Morley in 1997
Morley amateur rugby league captain Damian Platt is tackled by three Harrogate defenders. Photo: Steve Riding
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