They chart a course to showcase life around the city in 1983, a year remembered for the BBC TV ending the Good Old Days at the City Varieties after three decades. It was also a 12 months which featured the closure of Leeds Maternity Hospital which had been the birthplace of generations of Leeds folk. The images 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: 26 Leeds shops you visited during the 1980s from the city centre to the suburbs LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
31. Yeadon
Ron Smith, whose quest for the truth over what happened to his daughter Helen, who died in Jeddah in 1979, resulted in a 15-day inquest in Leeds. Photo: YPN
32. Woodhouse
Motorists were ignoring new bus lane rules between Portland Crescent and Blackman Lane in September 1983. Photo: Ernest Brook
34. Calverley
This spoof sign at a launderette in Thornhill Street raised a smile among locals in March 1983. Photo: YPN
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