Enjoy these photo memories of Headingley during the 1980s. PICS: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.netplaceholder image
Enjoy these photo memories of Headingley during the 1980s. PICS: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Fascinating photos bring life in Headingley during the 1980s into focus

Life in Headingley during the 1980s is brought into focus thanks to these fascinating photos.

They feature street scenes as well as local landmarks in LS6 from a decade brought enormous social and economic change to the suburb and beyond. They are 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: 12 unseen photos of Headingley down the decades LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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