CCTV was installed in Leeds for the first time in 1996 with Briggate chosen as the location for the first camera focused on watching your every move from above. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, celebrate a year in the life of your city centre in the mid-1990s. Among the memories are fundraisers, sporting events as well as shopping scenes and nightlife. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds city centre in the 1990s. PIC: Dan Oxtoby](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEzMWNhYzg3LTk3YzYtNDIwZC1iNDRmLWMyZjk3NjY3YzAwMDo5MWU3ODliNi05Yjc3LTRhYzctYWUyZi0zNjIwZTQzMWU1MjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Leeds city centre in 1996
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds city centre in the 1990s. PIC: Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
![Causing a stir. New concept car from Vauxhall, The Maxx proved a head turner among shoppers on Dortmund Square.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAxZWQ2ZDQ2LTUyNWItNDgyYi05YmM5LTlkMmMwNzMxNmUwNTo3ODVjYzc3YS0zOTA4LTRjZWEtYjYzNS0zZGI2NjI3YWVkOWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Leeds city centre in 1996
Causing a stir. New concept car from Vauxhall, The Maxx proved a head turner among shoppers on Dortmund Square. Photo: Gary Longbottom
![Part of the massive contingent of Oasis fans who left the city centre by coach bound for Knebworth in August 1996.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ3MjFjMzZiLWNiMDgtNGY1Yi04MjQ3LWNhZjdmY2UxY2M1NDo5Zjg2N2ExMy01ZDk3LTQ2ZmYtYTRiMC1mZGY1NDA2N2NmMzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Leeds city centre in 1996
Part of the massive contingent of Oasis fans who left the city centre by coach bound for Knebworth in August 1996. Photo: Peter Thacker
![City centre revellers will remember DJ Marshall pictured at the Pleasure Rooms. Pictured in January 1996.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI5OGE5MTQyLThiNGYtNDhmYS1hMzc3LTJhYmRmYWQ1NTg0Zjo0N2VhNGZmMS03ZGE1LTRkZGEtYjg3OC02NDExOGRjNWI1MzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Leeds city centre in 1996
City centre revellers will remember DJ Marshall pictured at the Pleasure Rooms. Pictured in January 1996. Photo: Justin Lloyd
![French Clowns juggling as part of the Music, Fire and Masks festival organised by Leeds City Council in June 1996.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg5ZjYzZmU0LTcyOWUtNDQ0My1iZmI4LTYxNjg5ODNhNDAzMzoxYjMxYjgzMC04ZjEwLTRjNzktOTY1Ni1mNzJhMGMzNjgwYjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Leeds city centre in 1996
French Clowns juggling as part of the Music, Fire and Masks festival organised by Leeds City Council in June 1996. Photo: Bruce Greer
![City centre shoppers were caught out by freak rain storms in August 1996.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUzMmQxNTYxLWI2YzAtNDM1NC04ZWZhLTRhMjVkNjc0ZDk3OTowNjUxZGI2My1kZjQ0LTQ5NDQtYTAzZC1hNTYyMjNlZWVhOWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Leeds city centre in 1996
City centre shoppers were caught out by freak rain storms in August 1996. Photo: Justin Lloyd