The hands above the former Dyson’s shop on Lower Briggate moved forward just 17 minutes over nine months in 1990. But therein lies a mystery. How did they move? The timepiece stopped when the long established clockmaker’s shop closed in March 1990. The timepiece was wound by hand and could run for four days before it needed another wind. For months it had been stopped at 8.58 but an eagle-eyed observer stopped it had suddenly moved forward to 9.15. Dennis Liddan, former shop manager, reckoned the clock mechanism must have been moved by accident. “Architects have been surveying the place,” he said. “And I can only think they have touched the time motion’s works.” The memory is one of » celebrating a year in the life of your Leeds and its residents at the dawn of a new decade. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 21 mouth-watering memories of Leeds restaurants in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on faceook
2. Leeds in 1990
Cookridge Street in April 1990. Shops in focus are, on the left, Austicks H.M.S.O. bookshop then Peter Warren hairdressers. On the far right is the Carmel Religious Bookshop. In 1992 this building was redeveloped and opened as shops, offices and a bar. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Leeds in 1990
The individual trader's desks arranged across the ground floor of the Corn Exchange. The Corn Exchange was redeveloped in 1990 to provide speciality shops and a basement cafe. The building, elliptical in shape, was originally designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and opened on 28th July 1863. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Leeds in 1990
The Golden Horse Shoe Amusement Arcade on Kirkgate which advertises pool, videos, a snack bar and a children's corner. Next door is The Regent public house, a long established inn which has been there since at least 1822. Pictured in August 1990. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Leeds in 1990
Haw Lane in Yeadon was barely wide enough to take a car yet two signs had been put up in August 1990 telling motorists they could travel at 50mph. "A length of road that is not subject to any street lighting is automatically de-restricted under law which means vehicles can travel at 50mph," said the chief traffic engineer for Leeds at the time. Photo: YPN
6. Leeds in 1990
Part of the Fraternity House complex on Church Street in Hunslet, including the Paradise Kebab and Curry Centre in the foreground and a chemist on the right. Pictured in May 1990. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net