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
25. Leeds city centre
The cataloguing department located in the third floor office of Leeds Central Library. Staff, pictured in April 1984, are at work processing new stock for allocation to branches, Central and the Reference Library. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
26. Pudsey
Harry Fowler and his granddaughter, Tracey work on a bergere cane chair at Booth's Yard Antiques in Lowtown in March 1984. Photo: YPN
28. Leeds city centre
The marching miners are welcomed at Leeds Civic Hall by Leeds City Council leader George Mudie (centre) and deputy Lord Mayor of Leeds, Coun Joe Taylor, in July 1984. | YPN Photo: YPN
29. Leeds city centre
Did you enjoy a meal here back in the day? The new-style Bonapartes restaurant at the Wellesley Hotel in July 1984. Photo: YPN
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Share your memories of Leeds in 1984 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net