They feature a vast array of hosteries across the city during a decade in which drinkers were spoilt for choice thanks to hundreds of pubs serving the city centre and all four corners of Leeds and beyond. The photos have been plucked from the YEP archive are sure to evoke happy, if not hazy, memories for a generation of pub-goers who enjoyed a pint or two. They range from community locals through to pubs which had been refurbished and those who retained a loyal clientele and whose publicans became friends Which do you remember the most? Cheers! READ MORE: 21 Leeds publicans you may remember from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![The Station on Station Road in Cross Gates. Brian Drake was the licensee at the time this photo was taken in December 1981.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MDQ4NDEx.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. The Station
The Station on Station Road in Cross Gates. Brian Drake was the licensee at the time this photo was taken in December 1981.
![Does the inside of this city centre pub look familiar? It's The Vine which reopened in August 1981 after an extensive refurbishment. David Henderson and wife Shirley were looking forward to running one of the oldest pubs in Leeds.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MDQ4NDEy.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. The Vine
Does the inside of this city centre pub look familiar? It's The Vine which reopened in August 1981 after an extensive refurbishment. David Henderson and wife Shirley were looking forward to running one of the oldest pubs in Leeds.
![This is The Allerton on Nursery Lane in November 1981.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MDQ4NDEz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Stumps on The Headrow in April 1982. The licensee was Ralph Hartley.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MDQ4NDE0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Inside The Cardigan Arms on Kirkstall Road in June 1986.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MDQ4NDI5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Were you a regular here during the 1980s? The licensee of Scarbrough Hotel on Bishopgate was Barry Gavin in September 1982.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MDQ4NDMw.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Scarbrough Hotel
Were you a regular here during the 1980s? The licensee of Scarbrough Hotel on Bishopgate was Barry Gavin in September 1982.