Hunslet Grange - also known as Leek Street flats - were built in 1968 were arranged in blocks of six or seven storeys, with overhead walkways connecting the blocks. They proved popular but soon problems with damp and condensation began to develop and the heating systems proved inadequate. Demolished in 1983 these rarely seen photos showcase their rise and fall. Did you live at the flats back in the day? CHANGING LEEDS: The Headrow | Boar Lane | Briggate | Leeds Inner Ring Road | Leeds International Pool LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. Leek Street flats
More than 200 people gathered to see the beginning of the end for the complex, which the city would be paying a four million pound debt, at the rate of repayment in 1983. | jpimedia
20. Leek Street flats
Debris crashes down as the excavator demolishes a 70ft concrete refuse chute, smashing through balconies of flats on the way down. | jpimedia
21. Leek Street flats
The excavator then systematically smashed a row of double glazed windows displaying the message 'Hunslet Grange, The End.' | YPN Photo: YPN
22. Leek Street flats
February 1983 and Leeds planning chief Coun Bryan North pledged that residents would be consulted at every stage about rebuilding on the ill-fated site. | jpimedia
23. Leek Street flats
March 1983 and the demolition signalled last orders for The Pioneer public house. | YPN Photo: YPN
24. Leek Street flats
May 1984 and The Pioneer pub was waiting to be demolished. | YPN Photo: YPN