The Post Office on The Headrow opposite the Odeon Cinema which faced the axe.placeholder image
The Post Office on The Headrow opposite the Odeon Cinema which faced the axe. | YPN

44 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1984

These thought-provoking photos chart a year in the life of Leeds and its residents in the mid-1980s.

The gallery of memories turns back the clock to 1984, a year which saw the future of three city centre post offices - included one on The Headrow and another in the Merrion Centre - under threat. The Post Office planned to replace them with a new Crown Post Office at the St John’s Centre. News stories from the 12 months are featured as well as a host of memories from around the city’s suburbs including Cookridge, Hunslet, Burmantofts and Moortown. READ MORE: Memories of the Co-op on Albion Street in 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

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