Easy Road in 1969. A baby in a pushchair is on the pavement outside one of the red brick terraced homes. This is perhaps May Grove. Behind the fencing is the railway line that ran from Waterloo Pit at Temple Newsam to the coal staith (Waterloo Main Colliery Depot) at the junction of Easy Road and Cross Green Lane. placeholder image
Easy Road in 1969. A baby in a pushchair is on the pavement outside one of the red brick terraced homes. This is perhaps May Grove. Behind the fencing is the railway line that ran from Waterloo Pit at Temple Newsam to the coal staith (Waterloo Main Colliery Depot) at the junction of Easy Road and Cross Green Lane. | Eric Jaquier

11 charming photos take you back to Cross Green in the 1960s

These photos take you up and down the streets of Cross Green in the 1960s.

Row upon row of back-to-backs dominate the images which are punctuated with views of local landmarks such as cafes and schools which will be remembered by generations of those who called LS9 during the decade. They are published courtesy of Eric Jaquier and others from 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 the area known as Bank LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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