The images provide a fascinating snapshot of life at UK's largest social housing complex down the decades. Housing 3,000 residents they were seen as a modern build at the time which included lifts, electric lighting, and a launderette. The flats were popular, encouraging a sense of community through the highly communal way of living. Yet despite being deemed ahead of their time the flats were demolished in 1978 due to their poor condition. They are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: The rise and fall of Leeds Quarry Hill Flats
13. Quarry Hill Flats
An aerial view showing Quarry Hill Flats under construction in the late 1930s. Snaking down from the top left is York Road next to an area marked as 'York Road re-development area'. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Quarry Hill Flats
Circa 1939. The flats housed 3,000 people. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Quarry Hill Flats
1939. On the left is Lupton House, with Kitson House in the centre. On the right is the end of Jackson House. A children's play area lies between Kitson and Jackson Houses. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Quarry Hill Flats
This undated view looks from New York Road to Lupton House on the left then Moynihan House. Neilson House is in the far corner Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
17. Quarry Hill Flats
October 1939. A close-up of concrete slabs, which were part of the Mopin construction system. A factory was put up on the site and in total 524, 634 slabs of various sizes were made. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
18. Quarry Hill Flats
October 1936. Inside the slab factory set up on the site of Quarry Hill flats to construct concrete slabs used to build the flats.