A mechanical digger - being transported on a lorry - was the cause of the mayhem after it became well and truly stuck for 90 minutes in a tunnel on the eastbound carriageway of the Leeds Inner Ring Road. The one and a half hour hold-up caused traffic to tail back as far as Armley roundabout blocking many major roads in and out of the city centre. At one point traffic on the westbound carriageway on the Inner Ring Road - travelling in the opposite direction to the jammed load - tailed back as far as Claypit Lane. This was Leeds in 1983 and the photo is one of 36 charting the year in the life of your Leeds. City centre landmarks are in focus as well as memories from around the suburbs with Pudsey, Harehills, Scholes, Cross Green, Chapeltown, Garforth and Bramley all in focus. 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. READ MORE: Why the good old times appeared outside Tetley's Leeds pubs in 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
7. Leeds city centre
The County Court building on Albion Place in April 1983. It was closed in the mid-1980s and redeveloped in 1987 by W. H. Smith. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Wortley
Robert Maxwell addresses members of the national Graphical Association during his visit to open a new press at Petty & Sons on Whitehall Road in November 1983. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Pudsey
Opera North's orchestra, the English Northern Philharmonia, celebrated its fifth birthday at Pudsey Civic Hall in October 1983. Pictured are principal conductor and artistic director of Opera North, David Lloyd-Jones cutting the cake watched by the orchestra manager Ian Killik, chorus master John Pryce-Jones (holding the cake) and the leader of the orchestra, David Greed (right). | YPN Photo: YPN
11. Leeds city centre
Albion Street towards the entrance to Change Alley in April 1983. Hunting Lambert travel agency can be seen on the left. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Guiseley
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher enjoys a fish and chip lunch at Harry Ramsden's restaurant in May 1983. | YPN Photo: YPN