1958 will be remembered by a generation as the year the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Leeds for a two-day visit during which they attended celebrations for the centenary of the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival, as well as touring various factories and an older persons hostel. Enjoy these photos charting 12 months n the life of your city centre. The images are a mix from the YEP archive, the Tramway Museum Society and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails
![HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh leaving Leeds City Art Gallery to be met by a waiting car outside. The royal couple had been given a tour of the Art Gallery by director Mr R. S. Rowe as part of their two-day visit to Leeds.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/06/13/58/2018531_176692.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Leeds city centre in 1958
HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh leaving Leeds City Art Gallery to be met by a waiting car outside. The royal couple had been given a tour of the Art Gallery by director Mr R. S. Rowe as part of their two-day visit to Leeds. | YPN Photo: YPN
![The Covent Garden Opera's production of Handel's oratorio "Samson" at the Grand Theatre, one of the highlights of the Leeds Centenary Musical Festival.
It was staged over several days, one of the performances being attended by HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, and its cast included major international stars of the time Jon Vickers and Joan Sutherland.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/06/13/57/2018613_176724.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. Leeds city centre in 1958
The Covent Garden Opera's production of Handel's oratorio "Samson" at the Grand Theatre, one of the highlights of the Leeds Centenary Musical Festival. It was staged over several days, one of the performances being attended by HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, and its cast included major international stars of the time Jon Vickers and Joan Sutherland. | YPN Photo: YPN
![Leeds University and Woodhouse Lane from the air pictured in October 1958.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/06/13/34/onecms_e13e1d3e-3368-4c24-a23d-d19815cce649.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
9. Leeds city centre in 1958
Leeds University and Woodhouse Lane from the air pictured in October 1958. | YPN Photo: YPN
![The junction of Woodhouse Lane and Cookridge Street pictured in June 1958.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/06/13/20/onecms_807648f8-3f11-4c15-b765-2baa8446d010.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. Leeds city centre in 1958
The junction of Woodhouse Lane and Cookridge Street pictured in June 1958. | YPN Photo: YPN
![Park Lane pictured in February 1958.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/06/13/18/onecms_097d65f4-0ba3-4dd7-92cc-a1c494f3edb9.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Vicar Lane pictured in February 1958.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/06/13/06/onecms_5de6d1f3-c743-4769-b8e5-8e811fbf9984.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)