The junction of Mushroom Street (left) and Cambridge Street (right). The shop on the corner is number 30 Mushroom Street, a grocery selling Lyons tea, Typhoo tea, Capstan cigarettes, Lyons cakes, Cherry Blossom polish and Tizer. On the right are numbers 1 and 3 Cambridge Street, two back-to-back terraced houses with a shared outside toilet yard on the far right. Pictured in September 1959.The junction of Mushroom Street (left) and Cambridge Street (right). The shop on the corner is number 30 Mushroom Street, a grocery selling Lyons tea, Typhoo tea, Capstan cigarettes, Lyons cakes, Cherry Blossom polish and Tizer. On the right are numbers 1 and 3 Cambridge Street, two back-to-back terraced houses with a shared outside toilet yard on the far right. Pictured in September 1959.
The junction of Mushroom Street (left) and Cambridge Street (right). The shop on the corner is number 30 Mushroom Street, a grocery selling Lyons tea, Typhoo tea, Capstan cigarettes, Lyons cakes, Cherry Blossom polish and Tizer. On the right are numbers 1 and 3 Cambridge Street, two back-to-back terraced houses with a shared outside toilet yard on the far right. Pictured in September 1959.

Leeds nostalgia: Photo memories take you back to Burmantofts in the 1950s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 10th Oct 2023, 04:45 BST

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These wonderful photos take you back to Burmantofts in the 1950s and focus on a forgotten corner of the suburb known as Newtown.

Row upon row of back to back houses are featured as well as corner shops and factories which are sure to evoke memories for generations of residents. It was also the decade when high rise blocks of flats were under construction in the heart of the community. The images are published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, which collects and looks after the unique documentary heritage of the region dating from the 12th century to the present day - more than 800 years of local history. It also runs Catablogue, an online blog dedicated to preserving the past, serving the present and protecting the future. READ MORE: 17 photo memories from Burmantofts in the 1960s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

A row of four back-to-back terraced houses on Eastwood Street separated between numbers 3 and 5 by a shared outside toilet block. Clothes hang on lines stretched across the street. At the far end of the street is Cross Stamford Street where an advertisement for Senior Service cigarettes is visible. This area was known locally as Newtown. Pictured in September 1959.

7. Burmantofts in the 1950s

A row of four back-to-back terraced houses on Eastwood Street separated between numbers 3 and 5 by a shared outside toilet block. Clothes hang on lines stretched across the street. At the far end of the street is Cross Stamford Street where an advertisement for Senior Service cigarettes is visible. This area was known locally as Newtown. Pictured in September 1959. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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On the far left of the image is Firth Street. In the gable end of the block of terraced houses are numbers 36 and 38 Cross Stamford Street. On the side wall of number 38 is an advertisement for Kellogg's sugar frosted flakes. On the right of the image are numbers 1 to 5 Firth Place, a row of three back-to-back terraced houses with a ginnel between numbers 1 and 3 allowing access to Firth Street. On the right of number 3 is a row of shared outside toilets. This area was locally known as Newtown. Pictured in September 1959.

8. Burmantofts in the 1950s

On the far left of the image is Firth Street. In the gable end of the block of terraced houses are numbers 36 and 38 Cross Stamford Street. On the side wall of number 38 is an advertisement for Kellogg's sugar frosted flakes. On the right of the image are numbers 1 to 5 Firth Place, a row of three back-to-back terraced houses with a ginnel between numbers 1 and 3 allowing access to Firth Street. On the right of number 3 is a row of shared outside toilets. This area was locally known as Newtown. Pictured in September 1959. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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On the left of the image is Firth Street and the entrance to number 8 a clothing works listed as the premises of H & H Levy Ltd Ladies Tailors and Normans (Tailors) Ltd, Clothiers. On the right can be seen the side of the works on Pilot Street with another clothing works visible on the far right. This area was locally known as Newtown. Pictured in September 1959.

9. Burmantofts in the 1950s

On the left of the image is Firth Street and the entrance to number 8 a clothing works listed as the premises of H & H Levy Ltd Ladies Tailors and Normans (Tailors) Ltd, Clothiers. On the right can be seen the side of the works on Pilot Street with another clothing works visible on the far right. This area was locally known as Newtown. Pictured in September 1959. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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