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Here are 22 pictures looking back at the people and places of Wakefield in the 70s, 80s and early 90s

Take a look at these photos from our archive.
By James Carney
Published 25th Feb 2021, 16:45 BST

This latest batch show both the extraordinary and everyday events that shaped the city in the 60s, 70s, 80s and early 90s.

Wakefield's world skipping champion Albert Rayner was set to break his own record of 108 skips in 10 seconds in 1977.

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Wakefield's world skipping champion Albert Rayner was set to break his own record of 108 skips in 10 seconds in 1977.

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Catering students at Wakefield District College are getting to grips with the finer things of life, courtesy of Walton Hall Club, which is allowing them to take over the whole operation in 1982.

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Catering students at Wakefield District College are getting to grips with the finer things of life, courtesy of Walton Hall Club, which is allowing them to take over the whole operation in 1982.

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Budding Thespians at Bretton Hall College mark Valentine's Day in 1990.

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Budding Thespians at Bretton Hall College mark Valentine's Day in 1990.

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MP Denis Howell with workmen putting standpipes at Wakefield during the drought of 1976.

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MP Denis Howell with workmen putting standpipes at Wakefield during the drought of 1976.

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