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
25. Leeds city centre
Members of the Leeds-based White Rosettes Ladies' Barbershop Chorus had plenty to smile about in October 1983 after winning first prize at a championships in Exeter. The chorus, which mets on Wednesdays at Ireland Wood (Leeds) Social Club, was made up of singers aged from 17 to 70. Pictured is the chorus with musical director Clive Landley holding the championship rose bowl. | YPN Photo: YPN
26. Leeds city centre
An unemployment protest Peoples March for Jobs took to the streets of Leeds in May 1983. | YPN Photo: YPN
27. Leeds city centre
Kirkgate in April 1983. The Precinct public house is on the left followed by Home Charm. Next to this is the entrance to Club Damien night club, which occupies the floor above. Thrifty, Clothes for the Family, due to be opened on the following day. On the right is Hagenbach bakers. | Leeds Department of Planning Photo: Leeds Department of Planning
28. Moortown
Pupils and staff at Allerton Grange who took part in a sponsored run around the old Ridings of Yorkshire pictured in November 1983. They raised £6,000 to be shared with St. Gemma's Hospice and the school mini bus fund. Around 80 pupils and 30 members of staff took part in the run with each runner completing about 11 miles. | YPN Photo: YPN
29. Wortley
Wellington Road at the junction with Driver Street in October 1983. The former shop in focus is boarded up and was soon to be demolished. Its previous occupants had included Harry Hyman, draper. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
30. Harehills and Chapeltown
The Harehills and Chapeltown clean-sweep team. On the back row are the Harehills team. Pictured, from left, are Ken Williams, Albert Vickers, Stan Ryles, Bernard Ruddock, Preston Binns, Mick Bagnall, Phil Fellowes and Bill Lowry. On the front row, from left, are the Chapeltown team: Alan Rayner, Steve Tate, Jack Brough, Melvyn Unsworth and Frank Collier. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net