Changing Leeds - Dinner time at Quarry Hill Flats

This photo is sure to evoke memories for the generations of Leeds residents who grew up living in the Quarry Hill Flats.

It features the Holmes family who are pictured seated around their dinner table in the living room of their flat at Lupton House in 1939.

Living rooms were designed to include sitting room and dining room area. A dresser with a mirror can be seen in the background with two cut glass vases.

Quarry Hill Flats became the largest social housing complex in the UK and helped to reduce the housing problem during the war.

It was seen as a modern build at the time which included lifts, electric lighting, a launderette and even a swimming pool.

The flats were popular, encouraging a sense of community through the highly communal way of living. Yet being deemed ahead of their time the flats were demolished in 1978 due to their poor condition.

The photo is 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.

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