Memories of a misspelt sign which drove Leeds motorists to distraction
It was a misspelt sign which drove Leeds motorists to distraction and left highways chiefs red-faced.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 4th May 2022, 04:45 BST
Updated 5th May 2022, 06:23 BST
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Eagle-eyed drivers spotted a new spelling of Harehills - featuring three l's - on a road sign on the Sheepscar Interchange in Leeds. This was Leeds in May 1997, a month which featured a regiment exercising their right of Freedom of the City and the Elland Road pitch ripped up. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcasing 31 days in the life of your Leeds at the back end of the 1990s. READ MORE:29 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1999LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA?Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in May 1997
Police on patrol around Hyde Park Road after riots. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
Students from Park Lane College were perform a medieval comedy on the streets of Spanish villages. They gave a pre view performance in Dortmund Square before bemused shoppers. Pictured is Sharon Ingleby, a performing arts student at Park Lane. Photo: Roy Fox
Members of the 274 Field Battery TA enjoyed their 35th annual reunion at The Mansion in Roundhay. Pictured, from left, are Vic Teasdale, Cyril Shiwin, George Olbison, Bernard Bernett, Stewart Mountain and Doug Weatherill. Photo: Justin Lloyd
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