The Fountain Inn in Queen Street in July 1965. The building to the right is the Benefactory which dates back to 1890. Since this picture was taken, the Fountain Inn has been extended and the shop on the right of this 1830s building has been incorporated into the public house and the other small doorway blocked up. This part of Queen Street became pedestrianised in the 1990s and there is now much more street furniture in front of the inn.The Fountain Inn in Queen Street in July 1965. The building to the right is the Benefactory which dates back to 1890. Since this picture was taken, the Fountain Inn has been extended and the shop on the right of this 1830s building has been incorporated into the public house and the other small doorway blocked up. This part of Queen Street became pedestrianised in the 1990s and there is now much more street furniture in front of the inn.
The Fountain Inn in Queen Street in July 1965. The building to the right is the Benefactory which dates back to 1890. Since this picture was taken, the Fountain Inn has been extended and the shop on the right of this 1830s building has been incorporated into the public house and the other small doorway blocked up. This part of Queen Street became pedestrianised in the 1990s and there is now much more street furniture in front of the inn.

19 colour crackers celebrate the magic of Morley in 1965

These colour crackers help chart a year in the life of Morley in the mid-1960s.
Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 17th Nov 2023, 04:45 BST

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They focus on 1965 and bring into view landmarks across the town as well as shops, pubs and mills which employed generations of local people back in the day. The images are published courtesy of the David Atkinson Archive whose collection is housed on photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 11 photo memories to take you back to Morley in 1971 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

The entrance to Rods Mill along Rods Mill Lane in July 1965. At this time it was in the possession of Sir Harry Hardy who never used it to produce textiles, but had various chemical concerns as offshoots from the woollen industry. The notice Danger - Poison Gas probably refers to the products used in his fumigating service; ammonia and sulphuric acid were supplied to the shoddy industry. As can be seen, the Rods Mill works were overlooked by new housing on the Glen estate.

7. Morley in 1965

The entrance to Rods Mill along Rods Mill Lane in July 1965. At this time it was in the possession of Sir Harry Hardy who never used it to produce textiles, but had various chemical concerns as offshoots from the woollen industry. The notice Danger - Poison Gas probably refers to the products used in his fumigating service; ammonia and sulphuric acid were supplied to the shoddy industry. As can be seen, the Rods Mill works were overlooked by new housing on the Glen estate. Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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Cheapside, Morley Bottoms, as viewed from the balcony of the 1840s buildings at the bottom of Scatcherd Hill which were demolished for road widening in 1966. The traditional type of shop in Cheapside - grocer, ironmonger, boot and shoe repairer and insurance agent - have been replaced by more specialised services as trade began to fall off due to difficulties in parking and competition from the supermarkets. Pictured in Juky 1965.

8. Morley in 1965

Cheapside, Morley Bottoms, as viewed from the balcony of the 1840s buildings at the bottom of Scatcherd Hill which were demolished for road widening in 1966. The traditional type of shop in Cheapside - grocer, ironmonger, boot and shoe repairer and insurance agent - have been replaced by more specialised services as trade began to fall off due to difficulties in parking and competition from the supermarkets. Pictured in Juky 1965. Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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Public seating in Queen Street in front of the gardens of Windsor House at the junction of Albion Street and Queen Street in July 1965. This area of open space was created when the former gas and/or electricity showroom building at the side of the Town Hall buildings was demolished in the early 1960s. The side of the Town Hall buildings has been exposed and an illuminated street plan of Morley showing 'You are here' placed at its side. The area remained clear until 1972 when the shops and banks of the Windsor Court shopping precinct came to the edge of Queen Street again.

9. Morley in 1965

Public seating in Queen Street in front of the gardens of Windsor House at the junction of Albion Street and Queen Street in July 1965. This area of open space was created when the former gas and/or electricity showroom building at the side of the Town Hall buildings was demolished in the early 1960s. The side of the Town Hall buildings has been exposed and an illuminated street plan of Morley showing 'You are here' placed at its side. The area remained clear until 1972 when the shops and banks of the Windsor Court shopping precinct came to the edge of Queen Street again. Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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A 'West Riding' double decker Leyland bus waiting at the Wakefield bus stop outside the Morley Co-op buildings in Queen Street. The old bus stop barriers had not yet been replaced by shelters. The Co-op still occupied its 1937 (red brick) and 1957 (right of the bus) building, but its 1899 building, by the red van, had already been turned into a supermarket (Grandways then Carlines) which was competing with the Co-op itself. Somewhat later, both the Co-op and the supermarkets closed and the post-war building and Emporium became a variety of individual retail outlets, while the ground floor of the 1899 building became Barclays Bank, next door to the other banks just further down Queen Street. Pictured in July 1965.

10. Morley in 1965

A 'West Riding' double decker Leyland bus waiting at the Wakefield bus stop outside the Morley Co-op buildings in Queen Street. The old bus stop barriers had not yet been replaced by shelters. The Co-op still occupied its 1937 (red brick) and 1957 (right of the bus) building, but its 1899 building, by the red van, had already been turned into a supermarket (Grandways then Carlines) which was competing with the Co-op itself. Somewhat later, both the Co-op and the supermarkets closed and the post-war building and Emporium became a variety of individual retail outlets, while the ground floor of the 1899 building became Barclays Bank, next door to the other banks just further down Queen Street. Pictured in July 1965. Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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The White Horse public house in the Townend. This was an area of old settlement in Morley, part of an old road from High Street to Back Lane (Commercial Street) running in front of Frain Bros. Running at right angles to the White Horse was an old terrace of housing called Newsome Square demolished in the late 1960s while behind the pub was an even older area called The Orchard which included Wordsworth Square, Halstead Square etc. which was demolished during the 1930s.

11. Morley in 1965

The White Horse public house in the Townend. This was an area of old settlement in Morley, part of an old road from High Street to Back Lane (Commercial Street) running in front of Frain Bros. Running at right angles to the White Horse was an old terrace of housing called Newsome Square demolished in the late 1960s while behind the pub was an even older area called The Orchard which included Wordsworth Square, Halstead Square etc. which was demolished during the 1930s. Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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Looking down the last part of Scatcherd Hill into Morley Bottoms in July 1965 only four months before the buildings on the left hand side were demolished. These were a mixed jumble going back onto Dawson Hill, and over the door that Lawsons had as pawnbrokers was the date 1848. Obscured from the road behind these blocks was a good example of a rag warehouse with living quarters, later changed into a Chinese then Indian restaurant. Some of the furniture sold by Stanley Trousdale across the road was stored in the old buildings; some stored fireplaces and there was an old boot and shoe repairers.

12. Morley in 1965

Looking down the last part of Scatcherd Hill into Morley Bottoms in July 1965 only four months before the buildings on the left hand side were demolished. These were a mixed jumble going back onto Dawson Hill, and over the door that Lawsons had as pawnbrokers was the date 1848. Obscured from the road behind these blocks was a good example of a rag warehouse with living quarters, later changed into a Chinese then Indian restaurant. Some of the furniture sold by Stanley Trousdale across the road was stored in the old buildings; some stored fireplaces and there was an old boot and shoe repairers. Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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