1981 was a year which will be remembered by many residents as one of celebration with a number of street parties held like this one on Moorgate Close in Kippax for the wedding of Charles and Diana. It was seen by a global television audience of 750 million in 74 countries. It was also a 12 months which featured a city centre bomb scare, new rules on 'motorised cycles' introduced in Leeds and new parking meters on Park Row. The photos are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 21 photos take you back to Leeds in 1980 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds in 1981
Fans flocked to meet Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride, whose 'street' marriage in Royal Wedding week had millions glued to TV sets, when she officially opened an amusement arcade on Kirkgate in August 1981.
2. Leeds city centre
Briggate with the Duncan Street and Boar Lane junction in September 1981. On the left is Rumbelows TV & Electrical Goods; on the right, Boar Lane Discount Warehouse, and further along, John Dyson, jewellers, from which a clock is seen protruding out. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Leeds city centre
A Bomb disposal robot on the streets of Leeds in March 1981. The drama happened on Great George Street, near Calverley Street, just down from the Merrion Centre. | YPN Photo: YPN
4. Crossgates
This pedestrian crossing on Station Road was planned to be replaced with a pelican crossing. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. Harehills
The residents of Back Sandhurst Place held a street party to celebrate the Royal wedding in July 1981. | YPN Photo: YPN
6. Horsforth
A golfer walks past a Cessna 152 which overshot the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport in September 1981. The pilot, Norman Hudson, was unhurt. | YPN Photo: YPN