It was the decade more than 10,000 medical records made their way 10 yards across the road to a new home in Meanwood. For two hours doctors went to and fro from their former surgery in an old terrace house to Meanwood Health Centre, a new £500,000 building on Meanwood Road only a minute away. This was the 1980s and this wonderful collection of photos showcases life around the suburb during the decade. Other news stories in focus include the demolition of the Capitol Ballroom and the junction of Tongue Road with the Ring Road being branded “the most dangerous crossroads in Leeds.” These photos have never been seen before having before having been digitised for the first time from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive. READ MORE: The story of a roadside Meanwood curiosity unnoticed by motorists LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Meanwood in the 1980s
Inside the new Meanwood Health Centre in September 1981. | YPN Photo: YPN
2. Meanwood in the 1980s
Meanwood Health Centre pictured in September 1981. | YPN Photo: YPN
3. Meanwood in the 1980s
The Tongue Lane junction with the Ring Road pictured in October 1983. | YPN Photo: YPN
4. Meanwood in the 1980s
Revolution Well on Stonegate Road pictured in April 1982. | YPN Photo: YPN
