And here is a bird’s eye view of the landmark - the £3.5 million Westgate-Kirkstall Road flyover complex. To get this photo YEP snapper Mel Hulme went to the top of Westgate Police headquarters. The photo from 1974 is one of 18 showcasing the year in the life of Leeds and its residents. City centre landmarks are featured as well as memories from around the suburbs with Hunslet, Seacroft, Bramley and Headingley all in focus. READ MORE: 28 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1971 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds city centre
Counting gets underway at Leeds Town Hall on the night of the General Election in February 1974. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Leeds city centre
Inside S and R drapery at Kirkgate Market in October 1974. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Leeds in 1974
Members of the East Leeds Youth Orchestra pictured in March 1974 with Michael Landa (left) conductor of the recorder group, and Mr. J. Renhard, the orchestra's conductor. Photo: YPN
10. Leeds
Firefighters quickly put on breathing apparatus to be able to work inside the suffocating atmosphere of a smoke filled house in Leeds in November 1974. | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley
11. Hunslet
Blackened by more than a century's grime, Hunslet Parish Church was set to be demolished in February 1974. The clock tower was to remain to become part of a new parish church. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Headingley
New Yorkshire CCC president Sir Kenneth Parkinson gets some inside information from coach Doug Padgett on the county's prospects for the coming season during a visit to the Headingley nets to meet the players in April 1974. | YPN Photo: YPN