Is this the Leeds you remember?Is this the Leeds you remember?
Is this the Leeds you remember?

26 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1989

Is this the Leeds you remember?
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 6th Apr 2020, 06:00 BST
Updated 6th Apr 2020, 07:49 BST

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Your city has undergone some huge changes in the last 30 years. We've dug through our archive at the Yorkshire Evening Post to find these photos take you back to Leeds in 1989. READ MORE: 16 photos that will bring back memories if you went to school in Leeds during the 1980s | 19 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1987 | Astonishing photos show life in Leeds during the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join the Leeds Retro facebook group

This famous Leeds landmark - The Woodpecker - was set to disappear.

1. Leeds in 1989

This famous Leeds landmark - The Woodpecker - was set to disappear.

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The landlord of Whitelocks, Fred Cliffe (right) and his wife Julia, receive the Campaign for Real Ale's regional best pub of the year award.

2. Leeds in 1989

The landlord of Whitelocks, Fred Cliffe (right) and his wife Julia, receive the Campaign for Real Ale's regional best pub of the year award.

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A friendly pet, easy to care for and with a personality all his own - Monty the 12ft python was up for sale because his owner was moving house. Armley's Alison Whitaker had been Monty's owner for almost three years.

3. Leeds in 1989

A friendly pet, easy to care for and with a personality all his own - Monty the 12ft python was up for sale because his owner was moving house. Armley's Alison Whitaker had been Monty's owner for almost three years.

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Midwives in Leeds were protesting about pay and conditions.

4. Leeds in 1989

Midwives in Leeds were protesting about pay and conditions.

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Firefighters struggled to find water supplies as a huge blaze destroyed a Leeds factory and more than one million pounds worth of stock. The blaze broke out at Loxton lampshade manufacturers on Carlisle Road in Pudsey.

5. Leeds in 1989

Firefighters struggled to find water supplies as a huge blaze destroyed a Leeds factory and more than one million pounds worth of stock. The blaze broke out at Loxton lampshade manufacturers on Carlisle Road in Pudsey.

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Leeds beat Huddersfield in the White Rose Trophy final. Back: Kev Roberts, Wayne Butterfield, Phil Empson, Johnny Johnson, Si Booth, Tim Hope, John Brigland. Front: Paul Kelley, Mike Foster, Mark Schofield, John Milner, Paul Tasker

6. Leeds in 1989

Leeds beat Huddersfield in the White Rose Trophy final. Back: Kev Roberts, Wayne Butterfield, Phil Empson, Johnny Johnson, Si Booth, Tim Hope, John Brigland. Front: Paul Kelley, Mike Foster, Mark Schofield, John Milner, Paul Tasker

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