This is the window of a Tesco's store in Leeds in September 1968. It is one of 28 photos charting the year in the life of your city and its residents. It was a 12 months which saw Leeds go all LS thanks to the introduction of postcodes, the opening of a new look terminal at Leeds and Bradford Airport, construction work continuing on the Inner Ring Road as well as Wembley glory for both Leeds United and Leeds RL. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

25. Morley
Barker Square from the junction with Commercial Street. Children are playing on the unmade road and washing hangs between the houses. Cornershops can be seen on either side of the Square. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

26. Temple Newsam
The last journey by a steam locomotive from Waterloo Main Colliery at Temple Newsam in November 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN

27. Leeds city centre
The Remembrance Day ceremony in front of Leeds War Memorial in November 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN

28. Leeds city centre
The Great Northern Hotel pictured in December 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Share your memories of life in Leeds in 1968 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN


