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Debenhams on Briggate pictured in February 1981. | YPN

18 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1981

Is this the Leeds you remember?

Your city has undergone some huge changes in the last 30 years. We've dug through our archive at the Yorkshire Evening Post to find these photos take you back to Leeds in 1981. READ MORE: Incredible pictures show life in Leeds during the 1980s CHANGING LEEDS: Dark Arches | Briggate | The Headrow | Boar Lane | Vicar Lane LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join the Leeds Retro facebook group

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