The photos turn back the clock to 1904 and put the spotlight on the heart of the city. It proved to be a newsy 12 months. The new St Anne’s Cathedral opened, Leeds University established and Dr Laura Veale became the first female doctor appointed in the city. The somewhat eerie photos chart the changes and also feature a range of faces caught on camera. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Memories of loved and lost Leeds city centre pubs LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Leeds city centre
St. Ann's Cathedral School taken in May 1904 before demolition in November of the same year, for widening of The Headrow (then Guildford Street ). | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Leeds city centre
The corner of Bond Street and Infirmary Street looking up Bond Street in December 1904. There are two sorts of street lamps and two children in the foreground. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Leeds city centre
The corner of Briggate and Duncan Street, showing advertising hoardings. There are people in view, including a policeman, though the photo from February 1904 is very blurred. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Leeds city centre
Swinegate and Sovereign Street Improvement in December 1904. This view was taken from Leeds Bridge westward showing number 16, Craxford hairdressers and number 18 Samuel Wainwright, cricket bat manufacturer, Bridge End as well as the backs of Nettleton joiner and Henderson plumber on Tenter Lane. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Leeds city centre
This view from November 1904 shows a brick built terrace of dwelling houses. On the gable end wall at the extreme left is a partly obscured Samuel Smith Old Brewery sign. There is a cart in the yard between the two buildings at the left. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Leeds city centre
This yard is in Sovereign Street at the junction with the Swinegate. It contains a brick built house with wooden shutters at the ground floor windows. Two people are looking out of the window. Pictured in November 1904. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net