A view of the demolition of Quarry Hill Flats from Eastgate roundabout.A view of the demolition of Quarry Hill Flats from Eastgate roundabout.
A view of the demolition of Quarry Hill Flats from Eastgate roundabout.

19 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1977

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 24th Dec 2023, 04:45 BST

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These wonderful collection take you on a whistle stop tour of Leeds and its suburbs celebrating a year in the life of your city at the back end of the 1970s.

1977 proved to be a year of celebration and commiseration for a city and its residents. The landmark Quarry Hill Flats were in the process of being demolished while a city came together to mark the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Enjoy these photos, published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: Leeds in the 1970s – What it was like growing up in the decade of strikes and flares LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Described in the book 'When the Streets Were Lit by Gas' by Philip Croft Tordoff as a 'little lane just off the main road at Farnley'. It is thought to be Gamble Lane which leads onto Tong Road and looks in the direction of the Beulah Hotel at the top of Farnley. Further towards the Ring Road in the opposite direction Gamble Lane.

19. Leeds in 1977

Described in the book 'When the Streets Were Lit by Gas' by Philip Croft Tordoff as a 'little lane just off the main road at Farnley'. It is thought to be Gamble Lane which leads onto Tong Road and looks in the direction of the Beulah Hotel at the top of Farnley. Further towards the Ring Road in the opposite direction Gamble Lane. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Rooftops and chimneys of Quarry Hill Flats, looking across to St. Mary's Church, Mabgate in the background, taken during the time the flats were in the process of demolition.

20. Leeds in 1977

Rooftops and chimneys of Quarry Hill Flats, looking across to St. Mary's Church, Mabgate in the background, taken during the time the flats were in the process of demolition. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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