44 of the best colour photos take you back to Leeds in 1997
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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...

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