They provide a fascinating glimpse into life across the city during 1984, a year which featured protests, miners on the march and school closures. These photo gems showcase the ups and downs for your city over the 12 months and provide a fascinating glimpse into shopping habits, pub culture and restaurant options. They are a mix from the YEP archive and others 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: 33 photos take you back to Leeds in 1983 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Children playing in the newly-opened Banstead Park in Harehills. Work had started in the summer of 1983 on the former site of Banstead Grove and Harehills Terrace. Leeds City Council had applied for a grant of £186,000 from the Inner City Programme to construct the park on the cleared site. It was to include two play areas with a range of modern play equipment, an area planted with wild flowers and grasses to attract bees and butterflies and a kickabout area.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgzNjhlYWJjLTg5NDItNDBkYS1iMmM2LTM0MmQ4NDIzN2Y5NjpmYTAyYzFjNi02MTM1LTQ0OTgtOWM5ZC1kOGVjMWI1YjdmMDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Leeds in 1984
Children playing in the newly-opened Banstead Park in Harehills. Work had started in the summer of 1983 on the former site of Banstead Grove and Harehills Terrace. Leeds City Council had applied for a grant of £186,000 from the Inner City Programme to construct the park on the cleared site. It was to include two play areas with a range of modern play equipment, an area planted with wild flowers and grasses to attract bees and butterflies and a kickabout area.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![An injured fan is led away by a St. John Ambulance man (bottom left) as Leeds United fans swing on the barrier at their end of Huddersfield Town's Leeds Road ground before the arrival of police reinforcements in October 1984. On the pitch the Whites lost the Division 2 clash 1-0. They would go on to finish the 1984/85 season in seventh place, 14 points ahead of the Terriers in 13th.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBiNzMwZTcwLTczMWEtNGY2My05OTAwLWUzYTM0MDdmOGJjNTo5YjAzZmVjYy1lYzY4LTRmNjItYTEyNy1mNTIwYjkwNjVhYzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Leeds in 1984
An injured fan is led away by a St. John Ambulance man (bottom left) as Leeds United fans swing on the barrier at their end of Huddersfield Town's Leeds Road ground before the arrival of police reinforcements in October 1984. On the pitch the Whites lost the Division 2 clash 1-0. They would go on to finish the 1984/85 season in seventh place, 14 points ahead of the Terriers in 13th.Photo: YPN
![Kirkgate Market seen from Vicar Lane in May 1984. Pictured, from left, is Cut Price Records then Economic Woollen Company, fabrics, then Joseph Hemsworth, jeweller and Boots the chemist.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZlOTY0ZDEzLTkzODEtNDQ4NC05MjVjLWJlMzdhMWE5Y2ZjODo4ZTU4OGY4Ni1lODVmLTRkNGItYTk1Ni03NjQ3YTNhZTY0NDA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. Leeds in 1984
Kirkgate Market seen from Vicar Lane in May 1984. Pictured, from left, is Cut Price Records then Economic Woollen Company, fabrics, then Joseph Hemsworth, jeweller and Boots the chemist.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Harry Fowler and his granddaughter, Tracey work on a bergere cane chair at Booth's Yard Antiques in Lowtown, Pudsey in March 1984.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMxYjhmNTExLWYxMTgtNGEzMS05M2JhLWQ1ZWY5YzA1MTQwOTplZDQzNDA0NC0yMTRiLTRkZjQtYjkyYi1hOWMxYmRjMWFjMjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
16. Leeds in 1984
Harry Fowler and his granddaughter, Tracey work on a bergere cane chair at Booth's Yard Antiques in Lowtown, Pudsey in March 1984.Photo: YPN
![The rear of Templar House seen from the car park at the back in June 1984. This grade II listed building is situated at the corner of Templar Lane, background left, and Lady Lane, background right. It was originally built as a Methodist Chapel but is here occupied by British Road Services. Its condition is already seen to be deteriorating and it has since deteriorated further as a result of being left vacant for some time.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEyOWM0OTU5LWMzMGYtNDQwMi04ODJkLTEzZTYwNjczZDM4MDoyYTU2MGQwYy1jMjAzLTQ4N2YtODJiZC1jMWQ3NTY3ZmQ5Zjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
17. Leeds in 1984
The rear of Templar House seen from the car park at the back in June 1984. This grade II listed building is situated at the corner of Templar Lane, background left, and Lady Lane, background right. It was originally built as a Methodist Chapel but is here occupied by British Road Services. Its condition is already seen to be deteriorating and it has since deteriorated further as a result of being left vacant for some time.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Members of the public use the microfilm reading machines at Leeds Central Library in April 1984. Many of the local newspapers were put onto microfilm in the late 1960s to reduce the amount of storage space needed. Currently available on microfilm are records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, along with Census entries and a wide selection of local, plus some national newspapers.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMwMzgyN2ZjLTY3YzMtNDU4Ni1iOGUwLTI5OWJiNzE2ZmRkZToyZTdhYWU4Ni0yOTM0LTRkY2EtYjY2MS05OWExNGM3YjRiNDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
18. Leeds in 1984
Members of the public use the microfilm reading machines at Leeds Central Library in April 1984. Many of the local newspapers were put onto microfilm in the late 1960s to reduce the amount of storage space needed. Currently available on microfilm are records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, along with Census entries and a wide selection of local, plus some national newspapers.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net