Leeds in September 1996, a month of memories in pictures | OneFootball

Archive images capture Leeds in September 1996, from Olympic heroes to everyday life. Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave went head to head on rowing machines at Headingley Cricket Club. The archive caption offers no further detail, but the emotion on their faces is unmistakable.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, the gallery gathers moments from across the 30 days, spanning the city centre and suburbs including Lawnswood, Ilkley, Temple Newsam, Beeston and Meanwood. The rowing-machine race sits alongside a host of snapshots from around the city.

In Farnley, it was eyes down at Riva Bingo. In the city centre, former Leeds College of Art and Design pupils reunited, among them Janet Rawlins, Victor Newsome, Trevor Edmands and Eric Fisher.

English National Ballet ballerina Caroline Duprost showed her skills to shoppers at the Victoria Quarter. Elsewhere, Sandi Firth and her daughter Melanie Cooper enjoyed a prize makeover at the Clarins counter in Boots at Bond Street Shopping Centre.

On the pitch, Rod Wallace scored twice for Leeds United against Darlington in the League Cup second round, first leg. His second beat Paul Newell, with Andy Crosby in pursuit, and the tie finished 2-2.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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