The new Brudenell Social Club on Queens Road. Pictured in November 1978.placeholder image
The new Brudenell Social Club on Queens Road. Pictured in November 1978.

23 smoke-filled photos from inside Leeds social clubs

These photos are sure to evoke memories for generations of Leeds residents who enjoyed nights to remember at social clubs across the city.

These venues have proved a leisure time focal point for communities around the city - places to be entertained, to drink socially and to play games. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, focus on three decades of memories from the 1960s right through to the 1990s. Is your favourite social club featured? READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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