The day a landmark and a hint of romance returned to Leeds city centre

The answer is the famous Dyson's clocks which were returned to the building which housed the former jewellers shop in Briggate which closed in 1990.

This photo, taken in October 1993, shows them being hoisted back into position by a crane after two years of careful restoration work.

One, a single-faced cast iron clock, sits under a weathervane. It displays the lettering John Dyson 25 and 26 (the address on Briggate). The other clock is double-faced and stands out from the facade of the building and was the clock under which many lovers would meet.

The clocks weighed nine tonnes in total and were so heavy they were damaging the building.

By the early 1990s the Dyson's building had been taken over by Scott's Hotels for its city centre Marriott Hotel development.

Marriott spokeswoman Christine Davey said: "It had been there so long it was actually coming away from the wall because of its weight. It's a historic landmark everybody recognises, which is why we wanted to restore it to its former glory."

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