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
14. Meanwood in the 1980s
September 1981 and more than 10,000 medical records made their way 10 yards across the road to a new home in Meanwood Health Centre. For two hours doctors went to and fro from their former surgery in an old terrace house to the new £500,000 building on Meanwood Road only a minute away. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Meanwood in the 1980s
A proposed traveller site at Smithy Mills Lane in March 1987. | YPN Photo: YPN
16. Meanwood in the 1980s
A flooded section of Meanwood Beck pictured in May 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN
18. Meanwood in the 1980s
August 1988 and a blaze at Meanwood Model Farm caused an estimated £40,000 worth of damage and killed a pony. A 24-year-old man was questioned by police in the aftermath. | YPN Photo: YPN