People were left bemused and bewildered after a thunderbolt struck Charles Street in the city. This was 1981, a year which also saw motorists driven to distraction by city centre parking charges while shoppers in a south Leeds town were on the hunt for bargains with the opening of an open air market. Enjoy these 19 photo memories charting a year in the life of your city. The images are a mix from from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 22 photos take you back to Leeds in 1980 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Leeds in 1981
The Clock Cinema in Roundhay was used as a backdrop for the filming of a children's television programme How We Used to Live in June 1981. Photo: YPN
14. Leeds in 1981
Construction work for the Henry Moore Gallery in progress. The foundation stone was laid in April 10th 1980, the cost of building was £1 million. It was opened by H.M. Queen Elizabeth on 26th November 1982. One of Moore's sculptures on display in the Gallery is the bronze 'Festival' from 1951. Henry Moore died on August 31, 1986. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Leeds in 1981
AEC Swift/Park Royal 1012 (1969) bus, registration no SUB 412G on route no 7, destination Hunslet. This is at the junction of Park Lane and the Inner Ring Road in March 1981. Square Building in the centre is Park Lane College, to the right is Concord House. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Leeds in 1981
December 1981 and The Richmond Inn on Upper Accommodation Road was to have spot checks by environmental health officers to see if the complaints made by local residents about late night noise were justified. Photo: YPN
17. Leeds in 1981
Working Men's Hall on Park Street in Leeds city centre. Taken in 1981, this building was demolished in 1987 the site was to be part of the new magistrates courts. The Leeds Working Men's Institute had begun in 1861, this Hall had opened in 1867. The facilities provided for working men included a library and newsroom which took daily papers and magazines, games such as chess, a wash room which provided hot water, soap and towels. It cost 1p per week for use and was open between 8.30am to 10.30pm. When the hall was no longer in use the service was moved to St George's Crypt by the Charity Commissioners. A hand written sign indicates that it had been used by other agencies before demolition 'Circulation Heart Patients Association' can be seen. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
18. Leeds in 1981
Salesmen Brian Goldsborough, left, and Alan Jones pictured outside Temple Motors in May 1981. Photo: YPN