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Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Dan Cohen lays a wreath at the war memorial on Victoria Gardens to mark the VJ Day 80th anniversary commemorations

Civic leaders, veterans' representatives and members of the public gathered at the war memorial on Victoria Gardens for the service

Curator John McGoldrick with a replica of “cursed” wool clipper Cromdale, built in Glasgow in 1891. After narrowly escaping disaster when her maiden voyage was hit by freak 300ft high icebergs, she later ran aground in thick fog, ploughing into cliffs off the coast of Cornwall, where her wreck is still visible today.

Curator John McGoldrick with a replica of “cursed” wool clipper Cromdale, built in Glasgow in 1891. After narrowly escaping disaster when her maiden voyage was hit by freak 300ft high icebergs, she later ran aground in thick fog, ploughing into cliffs off the coast of Cornwall, where her wreck is still visible today.

Curator John McGoldrick with a scale replica of the famed cruise liner the RMS Queen Elizabeth. More than a metre-and-a-half long, the model is a tribute to the much larger original, which was once the biggest passenger ship ever built at more than a thousand feet in length. Made in Clydebank, Scotland, and launched in 1938, the full-sized ship was operated by Cunard Line and provided a weekly transatlantic service between Southampton and New York City.

Curator John McGoldrick with a scale replica of the famed cruise liner the RMS Queen Elizabeth. More than a metre-and-a-half long, the model is a tribute to the much larger original, which was once the biggest passenger ship ever built at more than a thousand feet in length. Made in Clydebank, Scotland, and launched in 1938, the full-sized ship was operated by Cunard Line and provided a weekly transatlantic service between Southampton and New York City.

A scale replica of the famed cruise liner the RMS Queen Elizabeth. More than a metre-and-a-half long, the model is a tribute to the much larger original, which was once the biggest passenger ship ever built at more than a thousand feet in length. Made in Clydebank, Scotland, and launched in 1938, the full-sized ship was operated by Cunard Line and provided a weekly transatlantic service between Southampton and New York City.

Curator John McGoldrick with an intricate model ship carved from bone by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars. Complete with an elaborate figurehead, planked deck and carved helm with a steering gear and compass box, the bone model dates from the early 19th century and is believed to be an example of the type carved by French captives held in British prisons and aboard ships.

Curator John McGoldrick with an intricate model ship carved from bone by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars. Complete with an elaborate figurehead, planked deck and carved helm with a steering gear and compass box, the bone model dates from the early 19th century and is believed to be an example of the type carved by French captives held in British prisons and aboard ships.

Curator John McGoldrick with an intricate model ship carved from bone by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars. Complete with an elaborate figurehead, planked deck and carved helm with a steering gear and compass box, the bone model dates from the early 19th century and is believed to be an example of the type carved by French captives held in British prisons and aboard ships.

An intricate model ship carved from bone by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars. Complete with an elaborate figurehead, planked deck and carved helm with a steering gear and compass box, the bone model dates from the early 19th century and is believed to be an example of the type carved by French captives held in British prisons and aboard ships.

Students in Leeds are receiving their A-level and post-16 results today. Stock image.