The fire took place in the city centre at no. 25 Wellington Street, by the junction with Thirsk Row, a warehouse building occupied by wholesale clothiers J. Hepworth & Son Ltd. The warehouse, which dated from 1881, had to be completely rebuilt, and continued to be occupied by Hepworths until the 1920s. This was 1906, a year which saw the first buses started operating on a route in the city. Adel and Headingley were the first to be connected by the service. This postcard is one of 11 images...
They bring to life the hustle and bustle of Leeds city centre in 1956 and feature a range of shopping streets as well as landmarks. And you can almost hear the trundle of the trams as they travel down the tracks of routes including City Square, Briggate, The Headrow and Wellington Street. 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...
Riley Street Fisheries helped feed a community back in the day. It is one of 16 photo gems which turn back the clock to 1961 and provide a fascinating insight into life around LS10 during the year. Washing on lines hung across streets sand tin baths pushed up against a wall help foster a sense of a period of time which memories cannot erase. Local landmarks also featured include the Albert Glass Works and The Queen Hotel one of 52 public houses in Hunslet by the late 1930s as well as familiar...
A view of the eruption area with the northern lights dancing in the sky
And spending a penny kicks off this atmospheric rewind celebrating a decade – the 1920s – in the community. It is one of 17 photos which take you around the suburb and feature streets which now have no name as well as residents going about their daily basis. 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...
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This trip down memory lane rewinds to showcase life around the town during the 1990s and turn the spotlight on a community which was proud to call LS26 home. Annual events such as Rothwell Carnival are in focus as well as local sports teams from Rothwell Athletic and Rothwell Town through to Rothwell CC. Local landmarks are also featured as well as pubs, shops and stories which were making the headlines back in the day. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will...
Music fans flocked to Vallances on New Market Street to meet pop group The Bachelors. They had flown into Leeds Bradford Airport from Blackpool where they had been performing for the summer season on the Central Pier. A crowd of several hundred fans came to see them on their visit to the city centre and there were four police constables on duty. This was 1964, a year which also saw department store Schofields staged a zoo exhibition to attract families. Elsewhere demolition work of the Royal...
The gallery transports you back to 1899, a year which saw a city building for the future. It was a 12 months which featured the relaying of tram lines in the city centre as well as an extension to Kirkgate Market and the opening of the headquarters of the Yorkshire Banking Company. Construction work was also been carried out in the suburbs including Hunslet and Woodhouse. The images are are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service....
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