These images provide a fascinating snapshot of life in the area and are 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: 15 unseen photos of Beeston through the years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. 1937
Corrigan's fairground ride, probably taken at the Holbeck Feast, held annually on Holbeck Moor on Elland road. The Corrigans were a well-known and successful family of fairground showmen. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. October 1929
Off Spence Lane, junction with Wortley Lane. Listed as number 3 Wortley Lane and rear of premises in Barratt Fold, G. Clarkson Ltd, chemists. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. February 1915
Boarded up 18 Bridge Road, later demolished. Ladder is leaned up against the building and a man is measuring the height of the building for the camera. To the left is an alleyway leading down to Front Walk. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. September 1915
A small boy to left looks at the photographer on Czar Street. Terraced housing runs all the way along front walk. A shop is no 1 Front Walk owned by Jane Ann Burns. Sheets are hung outside a house on Bridge Road. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. January 1934
Great Wilson Street at the junction with Neville Street there are two shops, one a grocers and the other a newsagent & tobacconists. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. November 1929
Row of shops, most of which are taken up by the premises of Sarah Ann Lee, beer retailer. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net