These images were taken during a time of enormous social and economic change for the suburb as well as Leeds and beyond. This was a community living in a decade which featured the first car registration in Leeds, the opening of City Square, Leeds University established as well as Emily Pankhurst addressing a mass meeting of suffragettes on Woodhouse Moor. READ MORE: 19 never seen before photos of Bramley through the years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Bramley in the 1900s
A group of women and children standing in doorway in a back alley or ginnel off Town Street in May 1908. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Bramley in the 1900s
May 1907. This view shows the Bramley Carnival parade travelling along Town Street. Participants in horse-drawn carriages include the May Queen and assistants in the front carriage. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Bramley in the 1900s
Back of premises on Town Street in May 1909. To the left is the Sanitas Steam Laundry. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Bramley in the 1900s
A view of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society on Town Street in May 1906. The general store can be seen with butchering department on the right. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Bramley in the 1900s
May 1909 and to the left is Pickles Yard, then Town Street. The property is being measured prior to demolition. It was part of a plan to improve Town Street. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Bramley in the 1900s
May 1908 and pictured is a block of shops from Patchetts Place on the left to Outgang on the right. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net