This collection of photos take you back to the 1960s and showcase a series of local landmarks, pubs, shops and streets which remain familiar to generations of residents. The gallery also features photo memories from surrounding villages including Kirk Deighton. They are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of R. Ackrill Ltd. who owned a series of newspaper titles back in the day including the Wetherby News and Harrogate Advertiser. READ MORE: 19 photos to take you back to Wetherby in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

13. Wetherby in the 1960s
A thatched cottage, the home of Prudhoe Peacock, at Long Marston in January 1965. Photo: YPN


15. Wetherby in the 1960s
A queue on the A1 south of Wetherby at the junction with the Leeds Road, which carried a line of cars right back to Collingham in April 1966. Photo: YPN




