It proved to be a year of people power and protest. 1986 will be remembered by many as a 12 months which saw campaigners make a stand over issues that affected their lives and livelihoods. Traders delivered a petition signed by 250,000 people opposing council plans to redevelop Kirkgate Market. Traders dressed as pallbearers delivering the petition in a coffin to Leeds City Council planning officials. Education chiefs announced plans to close dozens of schools, prompting mass protests from staff, parents and pupils affected by the proposals. These photos chart the year with city centre landmarks in focus as well as memories from around the suburbs with Middleton, Pool, Stourton, Bramley, Holbeck, Bramhope, Pudsey, Burley and Horsforth all featured. 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: Lost city centre landmarks - The Leeds Skywalk LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Leeds city centre
October 1986 and traders deliver a petition opposing council plans to redevelop Kirkgate Market. | YPN Photo: YPN
2. Leeds city centre
January 1986 and members of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority were kept waiting at Leeds City Station. British Rail's newest flag flier - the prestigious "Sprinter" train - limped into Leeds station on its Yorkshire debut, an embarrassing 22 minutes late. | YPN Photo: YPN
3. Scott Hall
November 1986 and staff, parents and pupils at Scott Hall Middle School protested over plans for its closure. | YPN Photo: YPN
4. Armley
Another school earmarked for closure was Armley Primary School. Pictured in July 1986 are parents action group members, from left, Irene Merrill, Lynn Edwards, Wendy Haigh and Ellen Trueman with their petition. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. Bardsey
Church Lane of All Hallows Church, the parish church of Bardsey. This Grade I listed building originated in Anglo Saxon times, with its tower built between 850 and 950, the upper part dating from the late 900s; it is probably the oldest Saxon work in Yorkshire. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Pool
Dyneley Arms pub at the junction of Leeds Road and Pool Bank New Road. A pub has stood here since at least the mid 19th century but the original Dyneley Arms was replaced by this one at some point. The pub as seen here closed down in October 2002 after suffering severe damage in a fire. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net