They showcase a city at work rest and play as well as highlighting the local stories making the headlines during the decade. Is this the Wakey you remember? READ MORE: 18 photos to take you back to Wakefield in 1980 YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
8. Wakefield in the 1960s
December 1966 and the West Riding's first four women to be employed as traffic wardens wear their uniforms for the first time at the constabulary's tailoring department in Wakefield. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Wakefield in the 1960s
Did you shop at the Lion Store on Providence Street back in the day? Staff stock the health and beauty section in November 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Wakefield in the 1960s
August 1965 and two young thrill-seekers swing over the heads of the crowds at a fair held in Clarence Park. | YPN Photo: YPN
11. Wakefield in the 1960s
James Bennett finds a quiet backwater in which to fish at Newmillerdam Country Park in October 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Wakefield in the 1960s
May 1968 and these miners, pictured as they leave the pit cage after their shift at Manor Colliery, had something to smile about. They helped to get the pit out of the 'red' after the National Coal Board had planned to close the colliery because it was losing money. | jpimedia