Pudsey is well-known for its fabled treacle mines and backwards flying ducks. These photos turn back the clock to showcase life in the town down the decades and feature local landmarks as well as street scenes. They 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: 19 never seen before photos of Bramley through the years | 33 never seen before photos of Pudsey through the years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
25. December 1979
Littlemoor Road Baptist Church on the left and the Sunday School on the right. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
26. Year unknown
A view of a Horsfield no. 157 tram at Pudsey terminus on Chapeltown. An advert for the YEP can be seen on the front. Behind the tram are the Commercial Hotel on the right and Scarths, plumbers and electricians, to the left. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
27. Year unknown
View of stone built houses on Bankhouse. This area of Pudsey was once known as Ulversthorpe, then in the 18th Century as Lane End, before becoming Bankhouse. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
28. April 1982
Manor House Street showing Barclays Bank, then W.H. Bowman, butchers, Manor House insurance consultants including the local office of the Woolwich Building Society, and on the right the offices of St. John's Ambulance Brigade. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
29. March 1980
View of Wharrels petrol filling station on Lowtown. Petrol pumps can be seen and several cars and people are in view. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
30. April 1965
Pudsey County Library with Church Lane in the foreground. The library was built on the site of the old Rate Office and Borough Surveyor's Department and opened in January 1963. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net