Developers in 1986 submitted a design for a building mostly made from red brick but Leeds City Council said it wanted to see more stone to break up the brick. It was deemed this would give the building a 'Leeds feel' and help create a kind of architectural bridge between it and the older Edwardian buildings nearby. Councillors said the new design lacked identity and the scheme was rejected. In the end, Schofields - which became the Schofields Centre - traded right up to 1996, after which it became The Headrow Centre. Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1986 - is it a city you remember? The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others 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: Schofields Leeds in 12 photos | Leeds in 1984 | Leeds in 1985 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds in 1986
October 1986 and Roly Poly dance group member Mo Mighty Atom is helped on a new Micro Rider bus in Dortmund Square by drivers Harry Harrison and Selina Jenkinson.
2. Leeds in 1986
August 1986. View of a roadside site in Leeds used by gypsies and travellers. There was no piped water supply so water was brought in churns from sympathetic households. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Leeds in 1986
April 1986 and Vera Watson laughs with delight as she unveils a plaque - her gift to the community - which gives details of the historic Bar Tollhouse. Miss Watson retired as clerk to Scarcroft council in 1983 after 27 years.
4. Leeds in 1986
Brian Kershaw, curator of engineering from Leeds Museums and Galleries, working on a mill engine at Armley Mills in October 1986.. It had opened as Leeds Industrial Museum in 1982. Photo: Leeds Museums Service
5. Leeds in 1986
Denis Healey MP crowns Ann Marie Duffy, the Queen of Gipton Gala, in July 1986. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Leeds in 1986
The opening of Hansa's Gujarati vegetarian restaurant on North Street in 1986.