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
19. Leeds in 1981
A traffic warden studies one of the new parking meters in Park Square in October 1981. Photo: Tim Clayton
20. Leeds in 1981
Christopher Gilbert, the keeper at Temple Newsam House, among the workmen's tackle in the Long Gallery in March 1981 which was to be opened after a £150,000 facelift . Photo: YPN
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22. Leeds in 1981
Members of the band from Intake High School took part in a 'fun day' of music, drama, dance and art at the White Cloth Hall Trust event held at the Corn Exchange in May 1981. Pictured, from left, are Raymond Williams, Colin Higham and Paula Cheng. Photo: YPN