The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds, Alderman Joshua Walsh and his wife, at a help the Aged appeal at St.Edmund's Church Hall on Lidgett Park Road in February 1969. It was one of the many varied functions they attended during Alderman Walsh's year as Mayor.placeholder image
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds, Alderman Joshua Walsh and his wife, at a help the Aged appeal at St.Edmund's Church Hall on Lidgett Park Road in February 1969. It was one of the many varied functions they attended during Alderman Walsh's year as Mayor.

12 newsworthy photos take you back to Leeds in 1969

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 2nd Apr 2023, 04:45 GMT
Updated 13th Mar 2024, 11:16 GMT

It was the year a humble cleaner was in the spotlight.

Queenie Fields was handed the honour of opening an £80,000 factory for card and board games manufacturer John Waddington in Woodlesford. The year was 1969 and it proved to be a 12 months of celebrity visits, sporting achievement demolition, care and hope for a city and its residents. The images chart a year in the life of your city and are a mix from the YEP archive, West Yorkshire Archive Service and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1969.

7. Leeds in 1969

Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in 1969. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Pupils of Greenhill County Primary Junior School look at the tar that has been sprayed by vandals on their new school building in October 1969.

8. Leeds in 1969

Pupils of Greenhill County Primary Junior School look at the tar that has been sprayed by vandals on their new school building in October 1969. Photo: YPN

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The frontage of Millgarth Street Police Station taken in 1969. Millgarth Street Police headquarters opened here in 1878 with a barracks and mortuary on the site. At the time of this photograph it was still operational but closed on January 14, 1976. The new Millgarth headquarters opened on March 17, 1976. The police van which is partially visible was a Morris J4 used for general purposes and prisoner transport.

9. Leeds in 1969

The frontage of Millgarth Street Police Station taken in 1969. Millgarth Street Police headquarters opened here in 1878 with a barracks and mortuary on the site. At the time of this photograph it was still operational but closed on January 14, 1976. The new Millgarth headquarters opened on March 17, 1976. The police van which is partially visible was a Morris J4 used for general purposes and prisoner transport. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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They were so keen to form a youthful military band at the Yeadon Air Training Corps in May 1969 that free transport was being offered to musicians who can fit the bill. So far about 18 lads have been recruited, but before they can consider themselves 'officially formed' they need 30.

10. Leeds in 1969

They were so keen to form a youthful military band at the Yeadon Air Training Corps in May 1969 that free transport was being offered to musicians who can fit the bill. So far about 18 lads have been recruited, but before they can consider themselves 'officially formed' they need 30. Photo: YPN

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Football being played on what used to be lawn and flower beds in Morley's Lewisham Park in March 1969.

11. Leeds in 1969

Football being played on what used to be lawn and flower beds in Morley's Lewisham Park in March 1969. Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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A view looking along Armley Ridge Road in April 1969 to where it crosses Stanningley Road. Armley Grange Avenue is to the left, an ESSO petrol station is to the right. A green no.14 bus is on Stanningley Road.

12. Leeds in 1969

A view looking along Armley Ridge Road in April 1969 to where it crosses Stanningley Road. Armley Grange Avenue is to the left, an ESSO petrol station is to the right. A green no.14 bus is on Stanningley Road. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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