22 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1982

These photo gems provide a fascinating rewind to showcase a year in the life of Leeds in the early 1980s.

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These feature memories from around your city in 1982, a year during which Queen Elizabeth II opened the Henry Moor Sculpture gallery in Leeds city centre. It was a 12 months which featured the Rolling Stones rock Roundhay Park and a well-known cinema was celebrating 70 years of silver screen entertainment. Enjoy these images, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting 12 months in the life of your city. READ MORE: 18 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1981 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook