Looking east along Burley Road with the junction with Hyde Park Road to the left. On the corner is Smith's Cafe at no.134 Burley Road. Behind this can be seen the side of Andrew Commercial Hotel at no.130. A police car is turning the corner and there is a zebra crossing in the foreground. Pictured in August 1975.Looking east along Burley Road with the junction with Hyde Park Road to the left. On the corner is Smith's Cafe at no.134 Burley Road. Behind this can be seen the side of Andrew Commercial Hotel at no.130. A police car is turning the corner and there is a zebra crossing in the foreground. Pictured in August 1975.
Looking east along Burley Road with the junction with Hyde Park Road to the left. On the corner is Smith's Cafe at no.134 Burley Road. Behind this can be seen the side of Andrew Commercial Hotel at no.130. A police car is turning the corner and there is a zebra crossing in the foreground. Pictured in August 1975.

17 brilliant photos take you back to Burley in the 1970s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 14th Feb 2024, 04:45 BST

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These brilliant photos chart a decade in the life of Burley in the 1970s.

They showcase a community at work, rest and play against a backdrop of social and economic change and challenges. Landmarks in focus include Burley Liberal Club as well as well-travelled streets such as Burley Road and Burley Lodge Road. They are a mix from the YEP archive and others 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: Photo gems take you down Kirkstall Road in the 1960s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Inside Burley Library which boasted a holiday display of books on Yorkshire and other areas of the UK. Pictured in 1970.

13. Burley in the 1970s

Inside Burley Library which boasted a holiday display of books on Yorkshire and other areas of the UK. Pictured in 1970. Photo: YPN

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Cross Greenhow Avenue, showing the side and rear of the premises of T. & L. Ford, builders, plumbers and joiners, which faces onto Burley Road, just seen on the right. To the left of the image is no. 5 Cross Greenhow Avenue. Pictured in July 1975.

14. Burley in the 1970s

Cross Greenhow Avenue, showing the side and rear of the premises of T. & L. Ford, builders, plumbers and joiners, which faces onto Burley Road, just seen on the right. To the left of the image is no. 5 Cross Greenhow Avenue. Pictured in July 1975. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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A gas lamp in the heart of LS4 pictured in 1974.

15. Burley in the 1970s

A gas lamp in the heart of LS4 pictured in 1974. Photo: YPN

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A policeman on duty outside Royal Park Middle School polling station in May 1978.

16. Burley in the 1970s

A policeman on duty outside Royal Park Middle School polling station in May 1978. Photo: Roy Fox

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