It brings together 12 months in the life of the city and the communities it serves during 1997, a year in which Wakey and its residents were looking to the future. Improvement work was underway at Westgate Station while a new entertainment area was being built at Wakefield Market. Is this a city you remember? READ MORE: 31 photos to take you back to Wakefield in 1996
![Manager Patrick McDermott in the Yard Bar at Henry Boons pictured in January 1997. It had been voted the YEP Taverner Pub of the Year.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxMTIwOTA3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Wakefield in 1997
Manager Patrick McDermott in the Yard Bar at Henry Boons pictured in January 1997. It had been voted the YEP Taverner Pub of the Year. Photo: Mel Hulme
![A protest against proposed spending cuts by Wakefield Council was held at Wakefield County Hall in January 1997.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxMTIwOTA5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Wakefield in 1997
A protest against proposed spending cuts by Wakefield Council was held at Wakefield County Hall in January 1997. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
![TV presenter Danni Behr at the opening of nightspot Ikons and Mr Jaks on Westgate in September 1997. She is pictured with Mr Jaks himself.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxMTIwOTE2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Wakefield in 1997
TV presenter Danni Behr at the opening of nightspot Ikons and Mr Jaks on Westgate in September 1997. She is pictured with Mr Jaks himself. Photo: Justin Lloyd
![Wakefield's Flanshaw Library was threatened with closure in Janaury 1997. Pictured is library user Catherine Macpherson.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxMTIwOTE3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Wakefield in 1997
Wakefield's Flanshaw Library was threatened with closure in Janaury 1997. Pictured is library user Catherine Macpherson. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
![Liam McTiernan was one of the youngest to take part in the beginners in-line skating class at Wakefield 's Re-Hab skate park in January 1997.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxMTIwOTE4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Wakefield in 1997
Liam McTiernan was one of the youngest to take part in the beginners in-line skating class at Wakefield 's Re-Hab skate park in January 1997. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
![Improvement work was well underway at Westgate Station in February 1997. The station had just been placed third in a national competition for medium sized stations.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxMTIwOTE5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Wakefield in 1997
Improvement work was well underway at Westgate Station in February 1997. The station had just been placed third in a national competition for medium sized stations. Photo: Peter Thacker