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
7. Leeds city centre
This is a view of a terraced brick street. Some windows are boarded up with wooden panals. In the background is a derelict building, while in the foreground are several wooden carts standing on the cobbled road. Pictured in November 1904. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds city centre
Mill yard at the bottom of Pit Row in November 1904. This was in all probability a light industrial building. Part of one wall seems to have either been demolished or has collapsed. Bottom left we can see a pile of used timber and at the right there is a wooden wheelbarrow. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Leeds city centre
This view shows a yard in Pit Row which was off Sovereign Street and at the junction of the Swinegate. Through the open door some furniture can just be seen. At the centre there is a wooden tub next to a washboard and washing dolly. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Leeds city centre
Former Atlas Oil Works, situated off Tenter Lane. It had been the business of Jacob Hudson and Sons, manufacturers of of lubricating and grinding oils. This was part of the Sovereign Street/Swinegate improvement area. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Leeds city centre
This photo was taken in May 1904 of St. Anne's Cathedral prior to demolition in November 1904. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net