These photos have been plucked from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive and showcase life in the town from back in the day. They feature local landmarks, street scenes, as well as pubs, restaurants and shops that you may remember. And they are also the focus of some news stories from back in the day. READ MORE: 39 unseen photos of Leeds Bradford Airport from the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join the Leeds Retro facebook group
![Three young boys abandon their bicycles to scramble up the Cow and Calf rocks above Ilkley.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDg5NDgy.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. August 1990
Three young boys abandon their bicycles to scramble up the Cow and Calf rocks above Ilkley.
![Mary Dewhirst, secretary of Ilkley Civic Society, walks alongside White Wells on Ilkley Moor which the society was trying to preserve.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDg5ODkw.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. October 1969
Mary Dewhirst, secretary of Ilkley Civic Society, walks alongside White Wells on Ilkley Moor which the society was trying to preserve.
![This scene is of Ilkley Tarn, a popular place in both summer and winter.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDg5ODkz.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![This photo was taken at the Cow and Calf rocks showing a panoramic view of Ilkley. In the foreground are a few of the names carved in the rocks.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDg5OTAw.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. 1970s
This photo was taken at the Cow and Calf rocks showing a panoramic view of Ilkley. In the foreground are a few of the names carved in the rocks.
![A view from the Cow and Calf.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDg5OTEz.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Ilkley Moor at the start of the 1980s.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDg5OTE1.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=640)