Boy scouts on parade on Marsh Street pictured in April 1944. The occasion was the visit of HRH Princess Royal on 'Salute the Soldier Week'Boy scouts on parade on Marsh Street pictured in April 1944. The occasion was the visit of HRH Princess Royal on 'Salute the Soldier Week'
Boy scouts on parade on Marsh Street pictured in April 1944. The occasion was the visit of HRH Princess Royal on 'Salute the Soldier Week'

9 nostalgic photos take you back to wartime Rothwell in the 1940s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 18th Nov 2023, 04:45 BST

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This mini-gallery of memories charts a decade in the life of wartime Rothwell.

It brings together memories from the 1940s including a royal visit as part of Salute the Soldier celebrations, meals on wheels, a council house milestone and fundraising at Christmas. 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 highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Leeds in the 1940s – Memories of pre and post war Briggate LOVE LEEDS LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Springhead Park to commemorate Merchant Navy Week - September 29 to October 6, 1945. Pictured, back row from left, are J.C Harrison, Mrs Smart, Coun Smart, C.Overbury, E.F. Moorhouse, Mrs Dobson, W.E. Moorhouse, Mrs Capewell. Front row, from left,. are Coun Blackman, Coun Capewell, Miss Oakes, Miss Cheseborough, Miss Benford (Queen), Miss Butterfield and Miss Davies.

7. Rothwell in the 1940s

Springhead Park to commemorate Merchant Navy Week - September 29 to October 6, 1945. Pictured, back row from left, are J.C Harrison, Mrs Smart, Coun Smart, C.Overbury, E.F. Moorhouse, Mrs Dobson, W.E. Moorhouse, Mrs Capewell. Front row, from left,. are Coun Blackman, Coun Capewell, Miss Oakes, Miss Cheseborough, Miss Benford (Queen), Miss Butterfield and Miss Davies. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Officials outside the council offices Marsh Street on the occasion of the visit of Princess Mary (The Princess Royal) on Salute the Soldier Week. Pictured, from left, are Major Morris, Hon. Gerald Lascelles, P. H. Currer Briggs, Dr W. Hargreaves, Coun E. Horner, Alderman Sir William Cartwright. Pictured in April 1944.

8. Rothwell in the 1940s

Officials outside the council offices Marsh Street on the occasion of the visit of Princess Mary (The Princess Royal) on Salute the Soldier Week. Pictured, from left, are Major Morris, Hon. Gerald Lascelles, P. H. Currer Briggs, Dr W. Hargreaves, Coun E. Horner, Alderman Sir William Cartwright. Pictured in April 1944. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Photo taken outside Council Offices with a view of people present at the opening of Warship Week in March 1942. Coun E. Horner, J.P. (chairman of the council and of the committee) is seated on the left. £142.415 was raised during the week, more than double the £70,000 cost of a Motor Torpedo Boat 235, which was the local savings committee's aim.

9. Rothwell in the 1940s

Photo taken outside Council Offices with a view of people present at the opening of Warship Week in March 1942. Coun E. Horner, J.P. (chairman of the council and of the committee) is seated on the left. £142.415 was raised during the week, more than double the £70,000 cost of a Motor Torpedo Boat 235, which was the local savings committee's aim. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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