They turn back the clock to 1988, a 12 months which featured new beginnings, fond farewells and the rise of craft shops thanks to the opening of Granary Wharf under the Dark Arches by the canal and railway station. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 25 Leeds pubs you may remember from the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Woodhouse Lane showing Morrisons supermarket with the office block Merrion House towering above. These were both completed in 1972 as an addition to the Merrion Centre, the initial part of which had opened in 1964. Further along is the junction with Clay Pit Lane then on the left the Woodhouse Lane multi-storey car park can be seen.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZkZjU4YjkxLWI1NGQtNDQyMi04Njg5LWZiNDM5MzU5ZDM0NzowMDRhN2RmYi02NThlLTRmZmItYjVkNy04ZjgwZTVlNjIxNGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Leeds in 1988
Woodhouse Lane showing Morrisons supermarket with the office block Merrion House towering above. These were both completed in 1972 as an addition to the Merrion Centre, the initial part of which had opened in 1964. Further along is the junction with Clay Pit Lane then on the left the Woodhouse Lane multi-storey car park can be seen.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Woodhouse Lane showing the Merrion Centre. Newarke Wools is on the right followed by a shop to let that was previously occupied by Centresport. Lloyds Bank is at the end of the row before the entrance to the shopping centre, with Morrisons supermarket following on from this. Towering above it in the background, left, is the office block Merrion House.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjViNzUxZTFmLTA1YmMtNGMwOS04YmMzLTAzNzk1YmNhYmRiNTpjZGNkNTZkZS03ZWY5LTQzYjUtODM0YS0wMzhmZWI3M2M2OTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Woodhouse Lane showing the Merrion Centre. Newarke Wools is on the right followed by a shop to let that was previously occupied by Centresport. Lloyds Bank is at the end of the row before the entrance to the shopping centre, with Morrisons supermarket following on from this. Towering above it in the background, left, is the office block Merrion House.Photo: Leeds in 1988
![A view looking towards Hall Lane from Green Lane in Armley in May 1988. Ice cream vans are parked in the yard of no. 2 on Hall Lane.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU5NzNmM2IyLTlhNDItNDQzYy05YTMwLTJjYmRkYTBhM2RiYTo1NjBiYTUwZi1lMTgxLTQwMzctYTU1Yi1mZDVkNzYxMThiZWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Leeds in 1988
A view looking towards Hall Lane from Green Lane in Armley in May 1988. Ice cream vans are parked in the yard of no. 2 on Hall Lane.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![A group of women and children celebrating the opening of the Milun Womens' Centre on Hilton Road in Harehills in December 1988. 'Milun' means 'togetherness' in three languages, Punjabi, Urdu and Bengali. The centre was run by four part-time workers and opened from 10.00am to 4.00pm each day. Women were welcomed and able to make use of the facilities which included a library, a TV room and a creche. Many activities were also available including classes in sewing, crafts, health and keep fit. On Tuesdays and Thursday mornings a playgroup was organized for the under-fives.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUzNjIxODQ3LTEzN2EtNDE2Mi05YmNiLTdhMjNlMWNlYWRhNjpmZDc1Yjk5Yy1jYjkxLTQzZTEtYmVhOS1lYTgyYTFkZDFlZjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. Leeds in 1988
A group of women and children celebrating the opening of the Milun Womens' Centre on Hilton Road in Harehills in December 1988. 'Milun' means 'togetherness' in three languages, Punjabi, Urdu and Bengali. The centre was run by four part-time workers and opened from 10.00am to 4.00pm each day. Women were welcomed and able to make use of the facilities which included a library, a TV room and a creche. Many activities were also available including classes in sewing, crafts, health and keep fit. On Tuesdays and Thursday mornings a playgroup was organized for the under-fives.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Middleton Railway in May 1988.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI5ODE3Y2M0LTVhODUtNDFkNy1hZGQ3LWI0YWEwNTViMTY5NjoyMDRiNzZjZi1iYjNjLTRlZTUtYmUwNS05NmZmNjkwYTA5YWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![Children learning computer skills at the Chapeltown and Harehills Assisted Learning Computer School (CHALCS) based at Technorth on Harrogate Road in December 1988. The project was funded by Task Force and took place outside school hours, on weekends and during the summer and Easter school holidays. The learning was geared to suit children from the age of eight upwards.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU2NDNjYzRlLWY5MWMtNGEyZi1hNTZiLTg2YjVmMGEzNzIwMDpmYzU2MzllYy0zMTkxLTQyMzMtYjc4Ni03NjhkOWIxZGQwNmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
18. Leeds in 1988
Children learning computer skills at the Chapeltown and Harehills Assisted Learning Computer School (CHALCS) based at Technorth on Harrogate Road in December 1988. The project was funded by Task Force and took place outside school hours, on weekends and during the summer and Easter school holidays. The learning was geared to suit children from the age of eight upwards.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net