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
![A group of tenants occupied a council rent office in Chapeltown in April 1984. Members of the Sholbroke Tenants Association who staged the sit in said they would not leave the building until they saw someone in power at the Housing Department or Works Department of Leeds City Council. Pictured is Rosa Peterson who led the protest. She said it was a last resort after the city council had failed to rectify serious housing problems including dampness and lack of heating in houses in the Shelbrokes and Reginalds.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE3NDgxMjdmLTAyMTQtNDg5OS04ZWJkLWUzZDY4MjliZjM3YTozZDc1N2Y4NS1kZjYwLTRjMTMtYjVjYi1jNjRjZDY4YmQ5OGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Chapeltown in the 1980s
A group of tenants occupied a council rent office in Chapeltown in April 1984. Members of the Sholbroke Tenants Association who staged the sit in said they would not leave the building until they saw someone in power at the Housing Department or Works Department of Leeds City Council. Pictured is Rosa Peterson who led the protest. She said it was a last resort after the city council had failed to rectify serious housing problems including dampness and lack of heating in houses in the Shelbrokes and Reginalds. Photo: YPN
![A tranquil street in the afternoon sunshine pictured in October 1987.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ3MTY5NDliLWU0OTAtNGRiMS1hN2U4LTAxZmYzZDQyN2VlYzoxMjUyMGEyOC05YzRlLTRkMDUtYTcyNS01OTY0MzdkZGZhYzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Chapeltown in the 1980s
A tranquil street in the afternoon sunshine pictured in October 1987. Photo: YPN
![U.C.A House in Chapeltown.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRhY2JjMzVmLWM1MGQtNDdlZS1iNmZkLTIyOWE1MzVhMTU4ZTplYzJiNTU0MC0wYzY1LTRmYjEtODZlNy0wODA2NzMzNGE1NDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Dumped rubbish against a backdrop of houses pictured in August 1987.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU5ZGJjNGNhLTM4MDctNDI4Yi1hZTkzLWU4MWI1YjA0NjViYTo4Zjc5MmNkMy1hMGUwLTRmMmMtOWEyOC04OThiNTYxZjUyMDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. Chapeltown in the 1980s
Dumped rubbish against a backdrop of houses pictured in August 1987. Photo: YPN
![Share your memories of Chapeltown in the 1980s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjliMGJlNTg2LTc5MTgtNGZmZC1hNGE1LWIyNzA0MTM0ZDdkYTpiZGRhZjM3My1jNTJiLTQ0NmQtOTcxMi00NjBmZjljZGQ2OTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Share your memories of Chapeltown in the 1980s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN Photo: YPN