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Curators Clare Brown (pictured) and Sarah Burhouse were on site at Leeds City Museum carrying out meticulous checks for dust and the types of tiny pests which can be harmful to vintage taxidermy, before undertaking a delicate clean of some unique and historically significant exhibits. Among the animals being checked over was giant panda Grandma. Named after being captured near Weizhou village in central China, she became the first live giant panda ever to arrive in the UK in 1938. She died just two weeks later after contracting double pneumonia.

Curators Clare Brown (pictured) and Sarah Burhouse were on site at Leeds City Museum carrying out meticulous checks for dust and the types of tiny pests which can be harmful to vintage taxidermy, before undertaking a delicate clean of some unique and historically significant exhibits. Among the animals being checked over was giant panda Grandma. Named after being captured near Weizhou village in central China, she became the first live giant panda ever to arrive in the UK in 1938. She died just two weeks later after contracting double pneumonia.

The book and photograph date from August 3, 1966 when then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S Walsh, hosted a prestigious civic reception honouring the victorious players at Leeds Civic Hall.

The book and photograph date from August 3, 1966 when then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S Walsh, hosted a prestigious civic reception honouring the victorious players at Leeds Civic Hall. Pictured is special collections librarian Antony Ramm with the album.

The book and photograph date from August 3, 1966 when then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S Walsh, hosted a prestigious civic reception honouring the victorious players at Leeds Civic Hall. Pictured is special collections librarian Antony Ramm with the album.

The book and photograph date from August 3, 1966 when then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S Walsh, hosted a prestigious civic reception honouring the victorious players at Leeds Civic Hall.

The book and photograph date from August 3, 1966 when then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S Walsh, hosted a prestigious civic reception honouring the victorious players at Leeds Civic Hall. Pictured is special collections librarian Antony Ramm with the album.

The book and photograph date from August 3, 1966 when then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S Walsh, hosted a prestigious civic reception honouring the victorious players at Leeds Civic Hall. Pictured is special collections librarian Antony Ramm with the album.

The book and photograph date from August 3, 1966 when then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S Walsh, hosted a prestigious civic reception honouring the victorious players at Leeds Civic Hall. Pictured is special collections librarian Antony Ramm with the album.

Chris Sharp, keeper at Leeds Industrial Museum, with Aldwyth, one of the historic Leeds-made engines which will be on display next summer for the first time in a decade. The locomotive was manufactured more than a century ago by Leeds firm Manning Wardle, one of a number of local firms which exported engines around the world.