Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1984. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.netEnjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1984. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1984. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

24 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1984

It was a year which felt like Leeds was a city which didn't have two pennies to rub together.

Pub closures were high on the agenda with a series of high profile city centre watering holes set to call time at the bar after harsh economic times meant a lack of custom. The Marquis of Granby and Guildford Hotel were among those at risk. Financial hardship also saw a series of city centre shops close their doors. This was Leeds in 1984, a year which struggle and sacrifice were buzz words for a city and its residents. Enjoy these photo memories, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting 12 months in the life of your Leeds. READ MORE: 28 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1983 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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