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: 31 photos of Leeds office staff you may have worked with in the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Cheska Textiles on Enfield Street pictured in January 1989. The firm were importers, manufacturers and specialist distributors of household linens.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE2Mjk5ZGFkLTJlNGEtNDY5Ny05ZWM3LTRhMDQzYmE2Y2Y1NTpmMmQ4OThkNC02NjhkLTRjYmYtYWY0YS0zMTRhZjMxOWM0YzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Leeds trade and industry
Cheska Textiles on Enfield Street pictured in January 1989. The firm were importers, manufacturers and specialist distributors of household linens. Photo: YPN
![One the factory floor at Radiant Superglaze in September 1981.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRlN2QwYjE4LTE5YmYtNDAyZS05MjkyLWU4MzYxNThmNjYxNTplYTA5OGUxNS0zZTUxLTQ1NzgtODc2Ny0wNWRlZGU2ODBhZTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Leeds trade and industry
One the factory floor at Radiant Superglaze in September 1981. Photo: YPN
![The base of John Robinson Commercials on Amberley Road in July 1987.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkMWQ0YWJmLTYxYTctNDJhZC1iODIyLTg0MzliYzEyNGQ2Mjo0OTI5ODBhNy0wMjdkLTQ3OTYtYTc2OC01OTNkYzFhNDBlMDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Leeds trade and industry
The base of John Robinson Commercials on Amberley Road in July 1987. Photo: YPN
![Robson Power Tools' hire depot on Gelderd Road in January 1986.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEwNzY5OGNlLTc3MGEtNDJlNi1iNTY5LTE4YTc2YWMzOTQxMTpmY2Y2MWM1NS01MTQ0LTRhNWYtOTc1Yi0zMDk5OGM2NmQwZWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Leeds trade and industry
Robson Power Tools' hire depot on Gelderd Road in January 1986. Photo: YPN
![The Corrocoat factory on Forster Street pictured in December 1983.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI0OTc2M2I5LTk4ZjAtNDUyZS04YWU1LWNhNDA0ODViYWQwNjowNDExNDQwZi1hYmE4LTRhMzUtYjUxMC1mM2NmOWI1N2YyMmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Leeds trade and industry
The Corrocoat factory on Forster Street pictured in December 1983. Photo: YPN
![Pritchard Security Services based at Sunshine Mills at Whingate. Pictured in June 1981.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUyMmEwZDFiLTcyZmMtNDc0Ny1hNzEyLTcyODljYWFiNzQ5NDowZDY0MmUyOC1iMWYxLTQxZmQtYTEyYS1iNmQ1NzQ0ZjEzNDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Leeds trade and industry
Pritchard Security Services based at Sunshine Mills at Whingate. Pictured in June 1981. Photo: YPN