Retro: 12 wonderful photos taking you back to Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford in the 1980s

By Kara McKune

Published 16th Aug 2026, 19:00 BST

We went through our archives and found these nostalgic photos taken throughout the district in the 1980s.

Flashback to the 80s with these great photos, taken across Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford.

See if you can spot anyone you know!

Ossett Fun Run. Photo: National World

November 1984 - Outwood Grange School play rehearsal of 'Dazzle'. Photo: National World

Artist, Ashley Jackson at Wood Street Police Station. Photo: National World

Cubs and Scouts clearing land at St Anne's church hall in Wrenthorpe in 1985. Photo: National World Archive

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