The 20 photos featured in this gallery take you on a whistle stop tour of the city during 1980, a year which featured saw your Leeds facing its fair share of ups and downs. These images are published courtesy of Graham Schofield who terrific city centre photo kicks off the nostalgia rewind as well as others from photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 19 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1979 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

25. Leeds city centre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was being staged at the Leeds Grand Theatre in May 1980. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Share your memories of Leeds in 1980 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN


