A view from Royal Mail House looking along Wellington Street towards the Wellingtn Street flyover in September 1982.placeholder image
A view from Royal Mail House looking along Wellington Street towards the Wellingtn Street flyover in September 1982. | YPN

32 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1982

These wonderful photos chart a year in the life of Leeds in the early 1980s.

They turn back the clock to 1982, a year which saw a much loved city centre landmark being touted for sale and another celebrating a major milestone. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, also focus on life in the suburbs with Harehills, Roundhay, Woodhouse, Cross Gares and Hunslet all featured. READ MORE: 24 Leeds pubs you may remember from the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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