A golfer enjoying a round at Horsforth Golf Club walks past a Cessna 152 which overshot the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport in September 1981. The pilot, Norman Hudson, was unhurt.

A golfer enjoying a round at Horsforth Golf Club walks past a Cessna 152 which overshot the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport in September 1981. The pilot, Norman Hudson, was unhurt.

17 memorable photos take you around Yorkshire in 1981

By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 19th Sep 2023, 04:45 BST

Updated 9th Feb 2025, 20:40 BST

These wonderful photo memories celebrate a year in the life of God’s own county in the early 1980s.

The photos turn back the clock to 1981 and showcase the stories which were making the news around the county during the year. Locations in focus include Leeds, Wakefield, Halifax and Doncaster as well as Yorkshire’s glorious east coast. READ MORE: 18 photo memories take you around Yorkshire in 1980 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

The owner of the Ritz Ballroom Joe Narey dancing with his wife Miriam in December 1981.

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The owner of the Ritz Ballroom Joe Narey dancing with his wife Miriam in December 1981. Photo: Graham Lindley

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