Diana, Princess of Wales is greeted by a well wisher during a visit to the city in 1993.placeholder image
Diana, Princess of Wales is greeted by a well wisher during a visit to the city in 1993. | YPN

Inspiring photos take you back to Wakefield in the early 1990s

These wonderful photos turn back the clock to the early 1990s and put the wonderful into Wakefield.

The gallery covers life around the city from 1990 through to 1993 and bring into focus the news stories which were making the news headlines which included a visit from the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Dr. Who fans converged on the city to pay homage to one of the most famous Doctors at a special convention at Wakefield District College while inmates at Wakefield Prison went on the run all in the name of charity. READ MORE: Welcoming photos take you back to Wakefield in 1996 YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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