The bequest from the Foundation for Bronze Studies, came after a particularly severe winter and rainy summer. More than £25,000 had been paid out to protect the famous nymphs in City Square. Experts claimed the rain was gradually washing away the bronze coating. Special polymer-coated umbrellas put up over the statues brought howls of complaints from environmental groups and taxpayers. This was 1978 and the photo is one of 23 charting the year in the life of Leeds and its residents. Other city centre landmarks are also in focus as well as memories from the suburbs including Harehills, Woodhouse, Otley, Pudsey and Ilkley. READ MORE: 12 of the best colour photos celebrate life in Leeds city centre during the 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
19. Pudsey
Pudsey Post Office which at the time this photo was taken in June 1978 was was thought to be the most inaccessible in the British Isles. | YPN Photo: YPN
20. Otley
Family mourners, cricket personalities and members of the public attended the funeral in Otley of former Yorkshire and England batsman, Herbert Sutcliffe in January 1978. | YPN Photo: YPN
21. Leeds city centre
A picture of innocence? Actor Robert Morley pictured in his dressing room at Leeds Grand Theatre in May 1978. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Share your memories of Leeds in 1978 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN