1981 is the focus of this thought-provoking gallery which features city centre landmarks as well as memories from around the suburbs with Holbeck, Woodhouse, Harehills, Morley and Crossgates all featured. The photos are a mix from the YEP archive and others 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: 24 Leeds pubs you may remember from the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
19. Armley
A Woman of Substance. YEP reporter turned novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford pictured in Leeds in 1981. | YPN Photo: YPN
20. Carlton Hill
Carlton Hill outside Carlton Barracks in November 1981 where a hoax bomb was discovered. | Ernest Brook Photo: Ernest Brook
21. Leeds city centre
June 1981 and this photo was taken from the tower of St. John's Church showing office workers taking in the sun during their lunch break. | YPN Photo: YPN
22. Selby Road
Car salesmen Brian Goldsborough, left, and Alan Jones at Temple Motors in May 1981. | YPN Photo: YPN
23. Holbeck
The scrap car yard near the junction of Bath Road and Water Lane in March 1981. | YPN Photo: YPN
24. Enjoyed this gallery?
Share your memories of Leeds in 1981 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN