They showcase the city’s proud trade and industry during the decade and are sure to evoke memories for a generation of workers who helped keep the wheels of profit and progress turning. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, take you on the shop floor, inside warehouses and canteens as well as focus on familiar faces at firms across the city. READ MORE: 31 photos of Leeds office staff you may have worked with 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 trade and industry
Works superintendent Eric Orange and quality assurance manager Terry Walker at Clayton Son and Co. Pictured in May 1989. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Leeds trade and industry
Cheska Textiles on Enfield Street pictured in January 1989. The firm were importers, manufacturers and specialist distributors of household linens. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Leeds trade and industry
One the factory floor at Radiant Superglaze in September 1981. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Leeds trade and industry
The base of John Robinson Commercials on Amberley Road in July 1987. | YPN Photo: YPN
11. Leeds trade and industry
Robson Power Tools' hire depot on Gelderd Road in January 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Leeds trade and industry
The Corrocoat factory on Forster Street pictured in December 1983. | YPN Photo: YPN