They showcase the city’s proud trade and industry during the decade and are sure to evoke memories for a generation of workers who helped keep the wheels of profit and progress turning. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, take you on the shop floor, inside warehouses and canteens as well as focus on familiar faces at firms across the city. READ MORE: The story of a quirky Leeds pub LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
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20. Leeds trade and industry
Guaranteed window frames and doors that won't rot and never need painting were behind the success of Window Profile Ltd of Leeds, in March 1983, the Sunderland-based copmany that had never looked back since it opted for UPVC in 1978. Photo: YPN
21. Leeds trade and industry
Yorkshire Chemicals on Kirkstall Road pictured in March 1988. Photo: YPN
22. Leeds trade and industry
Works superintendent Eric Orange and quality assurance manager Terry Walker at Clayton Son and Co. Pictured in May 1989. Photo: YPN
23. Leeds trade and industry
The large working area at the Remploy contract packing factory at Millshaw Park Industrial Estate. Pictured in March 1988. Photo: YPN