They turn back the clock to 1988, a 12 months which featured new beginnings, fond farewells and the rise of craft shops thanks to the opening of Granary Wharf under the Dark Arches by the canal and railway station. The images are published courtesy of 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: 25 Leeds pubs you may remember from the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![A view of cottages and 'laundry' building at Armley Mills, Leeds Industrial Museum, after tree clearance in February 1988. Leeds City Council had reopened Armley Mills as a museum in 1982 after it was closed as a manufacturing mill by Bentley and Tempest in 1969.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc3YTYyNTMzLWE5NTMtNDA3ZC04NGI0LTg1ZDcxZjQ5YjRjNToxMGU1ZDUxMC1lYTFjLTQ3YWQtYjE4My1hNDZkNzM4ZGMwOWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
19. Leeds in 1988
A view of cottages and 'laundry' building at Armley Mills, Leeds Industrial Museum, after tree clearance in February 1988. Leeds City Council had reopened Armley Mills as a museum in 1982 after it was closed as a manufacturing mill by Bentley and Tempest in 1969. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![A view looking north-east along Main Street in Thorner towards St. Peter's Church on Church View. The junction with Carr Lane is on the left by the side of Dove Cotttage at no. 6 Main Street. The house on the far right is Moat House.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU2YzBiNjk2LWYyNGQtNGMzYi05MzU0LTg5Yjg5Y2VjNTQ2ZTphZmIwZjBkNC0zOTYxLTRmZTQtODIyNS01ZTUzOTQ2MTBmMzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
20. Leeds in 1988
A view looking north-east along Main Street in Thorner towards St. Peter's Church on Church View. The junction with Carr Lane is on the left by the side of Dove Cotttage at no. 6 Main Street. The house on the far right is Moat House. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Harewood Road seen from the junction with Leeds Road in Collingham. The Half Moon Inn, a John Smith's public house, is on the left while a cottage is towards the right.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE0ZjhmOWUyLTVhMTItNDAxOS1iY2ZlLTVkOTk5Yzk5OWJhOTo2ZTNmM2Y2ZC0yNTg2LTRhZjgtYmUwYy03MjU4NGRiMGQ5OTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
21. Leeds in 1988
Harewood Road seen from the junction with Leeds Road in Collingham. The Half Moon Inn, a John Smith's public house, is on the left while a cottage is towards the right. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Share your memories of Leeds in 1988 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYxZjE1YWI0LWIxODgtNGVlNy05Y2MwLTVlNjNhMWUwYTdkNTpiYTZiNmIwZi0wNDgxLTQwYjItYWU2NS0zMzljYWYyZDQ0YTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Share your memories of Leeds in 1988 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net