Last of the Summer Wine. Bill Owen as Compo and Kathy Staff as Nora Batty pose for a photo in May 1983.placeholder image
Last of the Summer Wine. Bill Owen as Compo and Kathy Staff as Nora Batty pose for a photo in May 1983. | YPN

21 of the best photos take you back to Yorkshire in 1983

These gorgeous photo memories celebrate a year in the life of God’s own county in the early 1980s.

The photos turn back the clock to 1983 and showcase the stories which were making the news around the county during the 12 months. Locations in focus include York, Bradford, Knaresborough, Harrogate, Barnsley and Sheffield as well as the wonder of the Yorkshire Dales. READ MORE: 17 photo memories take you around Yorkshire in 1981 YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of nostalgia

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