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
13. Beeston
A general store on the corner of Stratford Street and Bude Road in August 1983. Clovelly Terrace is behind. Rowland Road Working Mens' Club and Institute is in the background at the far end of Bude Road. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Armley
Armley Grove Place in October 1983 showing in the foreground a cleared area where terraced housing has recently been demolished and in the background further rows of housing which were due to be demolished. These are, from left, Fitzarthur Street, Fearnley Street, Gledhow Street and Simpson Street. Middle Cross Street runs across in front of them. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Leeds city centre
Young music lovers were treated to the best the world could offer in November 1983 when a special event at Leeds City Art Gallery brought them face to face with Gary Karr, a top class performer and a musical instrument twice their size, the string bass. | YPN Photo: YPN
16. Armley
Armley Athletic pictured in November 1983 who played in the Leeds Red Triangle League. Back row, from left, are Colin Felton (manager), Malcolm Rushfirth, Mark Broadley, Dennis Roberts, Phil Biddles, Steve Sparling, Les Robinson, Dave Weed and Paul Childs. Front row, from left, are Paul Loft, Mick Routh, John Flynn (captain), Tony Clarke and Peter Scott. | YPN Photo: YPN
17. Hunslet
Meadow Lane from the site of the former Spread Eagle Yard towards a row of shops on the other side in October 1983. The lower building on the left is Ascott Motors. These buildings have all since been demolished and the site is now occupied by Leeds City Office Park. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
18. Chapeltown
Children playing on new swings in Potternewton Park. The swings were part of a scheme to improve the park which included other safe and modern play equipment. Other improvements included land drainage, renovations to the old tennis courts to provide three new ones, two basket-ball courts and a hard surface for five-a-side football. The total cost of the scheme was £51,000. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net