Retail giant Harvey Nichols launched a special charity auction in aid of the RSPCA through special window displays. And helping promote the fundraising drive was Harry who is pictured with RSPCA animal care assistant Tracy Girt and store general manager Ian McCandlish. This was Leeds in September 1997, a month which also featured a Leeds United legend in the recording studio, a home grown Coronation Street star at St James's Hospital to open a new breast cancer unit and a funding boost for the City Varieties. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcasing 30 days in the life of your Leeds. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Back home. A 1740 sedan chair is returned to the Abbey House Museum by curator Samantha Flavin and visitor assistant Mark Kelvington after appearing on the BBC programme 'Going for a Song'.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiNmFiYWRlLWQyNDctNDliNi04OTM4LTE3NjI1YzcyOGMyZjpiYjdjNjk4Zi1mOWE5LTQ2Y2UtOWRjOS04ZDFhYzVjZjlhZTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Leeds in September 1997
Back home. A 1740 sedan chair is returned to the Abbey House Museum by curator Samantha Flavin and visitor assistant Mark Kelvington after appearing on the BBC programme 'Going for a Song'. Photo: Mel Hulme
![Pupils from Royal Park Primary celebrate with head teacher Rita Samuel after their school was saved from the threat of closure.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFiZTY1MzkzLWVmYmMtNGZhNy1iYmFjLWZjYmQ5NTZlOWFmYzoxOTE0MjQ4Zi02OWU2LTRiZDYtYjBmZC05Mjc2YWUzM2QxNzc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Leeds in September 1997
Pupils from Royal Park Primary celebrate with head teacher Rita Samuel after their school was saved from the threat of closure. Photo: Justin Lloyd
![A group of young people were heading on an expedition of a lifetime to Malaysia run by Raleigh International. The trip was to last for ten weeks with age groups from 17 to 25 years olds from a variety of backgrounds and cultures to reflect the city's social and ethnic mix. They are pictured at a reception held in Leeds Civic Hall before setting off.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY2NDE4YjUzLTQ0NzktNGVkNC1hM2Y5LTY1MGYwNWFmM2ZjNToxNDMyNTZlZC1lOWFmLTRjZjYtYTllMC05ODY5NTcyNDhiMjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Leeds in September 1997
A group of young people were heading on an expedition of a lifetime to Malaysia run by Raleigh International. The trip was to last for ten weeks with age groups from 17 to 25 years olds from a variety of backgrounds and cultures to reflect the city's social and ethnic mix. They are pictured at a reception held in Leeds Civic Hall before setting off. Photo: Gary Longbottom
![A firefighter opens one of the windows above the British School of Mortoring office on New Market Street to help vent the trapped smoke after the fire.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjllMWJmZDA0LTlhNzctNGUwNi1hZjZkLWE4OWQ3ZWE1NjBhYzo0ZWE2NDliOC0zNmZkLTRlMDQtOGZhYy05NDhlODQ4YTA4NGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. Leeds in September 1997
A firefighter opens one of the windows above the British School of Mortoring office on New Market Street to help vent the trapped smoke after the fire. Photo: James Hardisty
![Share your memories of Leeds in September 1997 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRlNGFmZGFmLWNlYzYtNGY3MC04MDRiLTJjZDJhOWViZDQ2OTo2MTM5NjQ1YS03ZGUzLTRhYmYtOTVhZS05YWNiZTE5ZmU5NDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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