1991 proved to be a year of fresh starts, new beginnings and renewed hope for Leeds and its residents. It was also a city undergoing economic and social change. A Census count revealed six per cent of the city's population hailed from ethnic minority groups. It was a 12 months during which an entire Leeds town had a date at Wembley while the Happy Mondays took to the stage at Elland Road for a concert to remember. Enjoy these photos, mainly plucked from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, celebrating a year in the life of your Leeds. READ MORE: 21 photos take you back to Leeds in 1990 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in 1991
View from Shannon Street taken during the construction of Quarry House in the autumn of 1991. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds in 1991
The Headrow from the junction with Albion Street, taken in the spring of 1991. On the right is Cavendish House, with the Automobile Association and Whitegates estate agents, among others, occupying the ground floor. To the left of this, after the junction with King Charles Street, is the Schofields Centre. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Leeds in 1991
Did you enjoy a drink here back in the day? The Square at the bottom of Town Hill in Bramham, showing the Red Lion, a Samuel Smith public house. In the foreground, right, is the war memorial commemorating the villagers who lost their lives in the two world wars. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Leeds in 1991
Kirkgate showing Littlewoods department store. The store was opened in 1952, rebuilt in 1970 and closed in 1997. On the left of the picture is the junction with Central Road, with Dewhurst Butchers on the corner. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Leeds in 1991
The Travellers Rest pub on Hill Top Road in July 1991. This building is believed to date from circa 1937, though a previous Travellers Rest had existed on the site going back to at least the 1840s. PIC: Adrian Holmes Photo: (c) 2022 Adrian Holmes. All rights reserved
12. Leeds in 1991
Looking east along Barnsdale Road in Methley in January 1991. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net