1966 is the year in the spotlight with pubs, shops and landmarks all featured in this gallery of memories. They reveal a 12 months of change with large swathes of the town demolished to make way for developments and road widening. The images are published courtesy of the David Atkinson Archive whose collection is housed on photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Morley in 1962 – The year a landmark rose like a phoenix from the flames LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Roundabouts and penny slot machines at dusk looking towards Morley Town Hall from the Dartmouth Feast Ground in May 1966. Three fairs per year used to visit the Feast Ground - one in May, one in August and one in September. The idea of having some public entertainment for the townsfolk goes back to organising games and shows on the common land.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM4YjMwNDhkLWE1NzQtNDYxMS04MjVjLWQxODYzYTJjYWE2ODo2M2M0NmMxOS00ZTUzLTQyMzctOWRiNC01MjJiOGNlMTAyMjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Morley in 1966
Roundabouts and penny slot machines at dusk looking towards Morley Town Hall from the Dartmouth Feast Ground in May 1966. Three fairs per year used to visit the Feast Ground - one in May, one in August and one in September. The idea of having some public entertainment for the townsfolk goes back to organising games and shows on the common land. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
![The rear view of the Nelson Arms Hotel on Victoria Road in May 1966. The beer garden is providing popular on a sunny day, and the low stone wall is also being used for sitting on.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkwMzg2ZThmLTBjNGYtNDAyYi05YzEzLWY1YWM0ZTE2OTA4YTo0Y2M2YjYyMi00NmYxLTRkZjktOGZiOS04YjcxODM5ZTBkOWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Morley in 1966
The rear view of the Nelson Arms Hotel on Victoria Road in May 1966. The beer garden is providing popular on a sunny day, and the low stone wall is also being used for sitting on. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
![Dawson House situated between Queen Street and Dawson Hill. It was exposed to view from the main street after the clearance of old shops in front of it in September 1966 for road widening. The new walls were built - one at the causeway boundary and one in front of the building itself. At one time the house was owned by a rag merchant. The building was listed in the early 1980s and was converted into a Chinese restaurant in the mid 1980s.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0NDIyODM2LWJlZjgtNDNiMi05MDZkLTcyMmE2ZWE1NTEzYzo0ZmNkZjFjYS03NjFiLTQ0YTYtOTliNi1mMDczYjMwZjUzMDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Morley in 1966
Dawson House situated between Queen Street and Dawson Hill. It was exposed to view from the main street after the clearance of old shops in front of it in September 1966 for road widening. The new walls were built - one at the causeway boundary and one in front of the building itself. At one time the house was owned by a rag merchant. The building was listed in the early 1980s and was converted into a Chinese restaurant in the mid 1980s. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
![Leeds Pipe Band marching and playing in Dartmouth Park in July 1966.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI1NTUwNDNkLTdhYTQtNDhhOS04OGY4LTk5NzdmZjAyYTk2NzoyN2FlZTFhMi03NjEyLTRmY2QtYjI1NS01ODgwYjMwMTc4NDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Morley in 1966
Leeds Pipe Band marching and playing in Dartmouth Park in July 1966. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
![Getting ready for the presentation of trophies at the Secondary School Sports Day at Morley Cricket Ground in June 1966. Five individual trophies are on the table and the Scatcherd Shield for the school with most individual points is leaning against it. Introducing the Mayor (Alderman Stanley Trowsdale) is Sir Harry Hardy, one of Morley's most devoted supporters - born in the town, educated at Victoria Road School, with a lifetime's involvement in the local textile trade, supporter of local charities and Morley's representative on the W.R.C.C. for about 30 years.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc3MTBlZWZmLWQ1ODctNDkxNi04NDUzLWVhZDk1MGI1NjJlNzo4ZWNlYzE0OS0zM2FjLTQ2Y2QtOGE4OC01NzcxZTJmMGJlMjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Morley in 1966
Getting ready for the presentation of trophies at the Secondary School Sports Day at Morley Cricket Ground in June 1966. Five individual trophies are on the table and the Scatcherd Shield for the school with most individual points is leaning against it. Introducing the Mayor (Alderman Stanley Trowsdale) is Sir Harry Hardy, one of Morley's most devoted supporters - born in the town, educated at Victoria Road School, with a lifetime's involvement in the local textile trade, supporter of local charities and Morley's representative on the W.R.C.C. for about 30 years. Photo: David Atkinson Archive
![Looking from Dawson Hill at the demolition of buildings on the corner with Scatcherd Hill. The removal of these buildings made way for road widening and general improvement of the area. Pictured in June 1966.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNiOWUzOTRlLTQyODktNGM3Ni1iNDcxLTJlYzBiMWFjNDZlZTpkODc3NjY0ZS1jYTc2LTQyYTQtYjZkOS0xNzYwMmU2ZGYyMGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Morley in 1966
Looking from Dawson Hill at the demolition of buildings on the corner with Scatcherd Hill. The removal of these buildings made way for road widening and general improvement of the area. Pictured in June 1966. Photo: David Atkinson Archive