1997 was a year which will be remembered by a generation of shoppers, revellers and fundraisers. It was a 12 months which saw the White Rose Shopping Centre open its doors for the first time and the iofficial opening of Cookridge Hall Country Club. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year of memories across the city. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails

1. South Leeds
Bargain-hunters at the White Rose Shopping Centre which opened to the public for the first time in March 1997. | YPN Photo: YPN

2. Leeds city centre
Blur frontman Damon Albarn played a solo gig at The Town and Country Club in Leeds. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby

3. Leeds city centre
April 1997 and designer Vivienne Westwood was in the city to officially open her new shop in the County Arcade. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike

4. Meanwood
This is Joanne Barker from Meanwood Valley Urban Farm with four new born Angorra goats she had been looking after since their birth. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd

5. Harehills
Did you shop at United Footwear on Easterly Road back in the day? Pictured in January 1997. | YPN Photo: YPN

6. Alwoodley
There was a ban on baseball caps at The Alwoodley pub. Pictured in January 1997. | YPN Photo: YPN