This was Chapeltown in the 1980s and a community motivated by a sense of injustice. Demonstrations during the decades included marches, pickets and even sit-ins with local people desperate for their voice to be heard over a range of issues. Many of the photos showcasing news stories from back in the day have never been published before online. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Pawnbrokers Herbert Brown and Son opened a new pawnbrokers on Reginald Parade in November 1989. Simon Brown, the sixth generation in the family owned business, denied the shop was opening because people were poorer. "People should look on us like a bank. Lots of people, rich and poor, need cash and we provide it," he said. Pictured is Roger Parr, display manager for the Herbert Brown group, outside the new shop.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY5OGQ1NTNhLTJkMTktNDlhYS1iODhmLTRjZmRkMDljZWQ3OToyNzk4N2Y3NS02ZTA1LTQ3YjgtOGY2OS05NjBiNWM2MzgxMTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Chapeltown in the 1980s
Pawnbrokers Herbert Brown and Son opened a new pawnbrokers on Reginald Parade in November 1989. Simon Brown, the sixth generation in the family owned business, denied the shop was opening because people were poorer. "People should look on us like a bank. Lots of people, rich and poor, need cash and we provide it," he said. Pictured is Roger Parr, display manager for the Herbert Brown group, outside the new shop. Photo: YPN
![Chapeltown Community Centre pictured in 1980.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE1MzkzMTQxLWY4YjUtNDYwYy04MTFhLTU0ZGJmMWQ4N2M1ZDpjMDU5NjhiNi05ZjUwLTQ3ZjItOGUxMS04YTBmMTEyOWQ2NDI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Boardup front windows on Hamilton Avenue. Pictured in April 1980.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMwNGNiNWRmLThmZGItNDQ3Yy05MTMyLTA5MjYxZGViNjE0Yjo5YTFlOWZjZC1lNjM4LTRkMzEtOTdiZi0yZjVjM2E4YTU3NzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Chapeltown in the 1980s
Boardup front windows on Hamilton Avenue. Pictured in April 1980. Photo: YPN
![Any old rags? A rare sight in April 1980 of a rag and bone man pictured on the streets of Chapeltown.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNmNjVhNmE4LTA1MGYtNDFmNy05NzI3LWNiMTczMjcyMmViMjpmM2ZhYmM3YS04MDlmLTRiNDctODdmYi1mZWU0ZjJlYzUxY2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Chapeltown in the 1980s
Any old rags? A rare sight in April 1980 of a rag and bone man pictured on the streets of Chapeltown. Photo: Mel Hulme
![Back Savile Road in February 1981.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNlYzMyZTEzLTY5NTAtNDI3Ni05ZTUzLTE5NTMwNDc3M2VmOTo3OGRjYTkyMS0zMWI1LTQ4NTUtODY1OS05MzAzOGQ3YTQ0YTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Angry pickets demonstrating against a new 'sex shop' on Chapeltown Road warned 'this is just the start' in December 1980.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMwMjk3MDVhLTY0OTItNDRlMy05MDRkLTMzNGRjZWUyNDg0YzoyNDU5NjQwYS1jM2UwLTRjYmYtYjc4My1mMzE5N2MzYTRlMjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Chapeltown in the 1980s
Angry pickets demonstrating against a new 'sex shop' on Chapeltown Road warned 'this is just the start' in December 1980. Photo: YPN