The derelict site included buildings on land bordering Leasowe Road and Pepper Road with plans for an £2.75 million investment to build 36 new homes. Two bedroom semis and three bedroom detached homes were projected to cost between £21,950 and £24,675. This was Hunslet in the 1980s, a decade which saw efforts to protect the community’s proud industrial heritage as the winds of social and economic change blew in. READ MORE: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Hunslet, Belle Isle, Middleton and Stourton LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Hunslet in the 1980s
Last orders had been called when this photo was taken of The Pioneer pub at the Leek Street flats in May 1984. | YPN Photo: YPN
14. Hunslet in the 1980s
Major Audrey Roebuck, left, and Envoy Ann Hanmer at the Salvation Army Citadel on Hunslet Road in 1984. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Hunslet in the 1980s
Regulars at the Railway Inn on Balm Road pictured in October 1988. | YPN Photo: YPN
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