Mace grocers on Duxbury Place and fronting onto Grosvenor Hill. Back-to-back houses on Duxbury Place can be seen on the left of this view. A delivery lorry for Newbolds bread and cakes can be seen on the right.Mace grocers on Duxbury Place and fronting onto Grosvenor Hill. Back-to-back houses on Duxbury Place can be seen on the left of this view. A delivery lorry for Newbolds bread and cakes can be seen on the right.
Mace grocers on Duxbury Place and fronting onto Grosvenor Hill. Back-to-back houses on Duxbury Place can be seen on the left of this view. A delivery lorry for Newbolds bread and cakes can be seen on the right.

Little London in the 1960s: 10 photo gems take you to the heart of the community

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 4th Apr 2023, 04:45 BST

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These photos take you to the heart of Little London during the 1960s.

They feature corner shops, grocers and butchers as well as the streets which now have no name after being included in slum clearance plans for the area. 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: Little London in the 1950s - Photo gems feature Victory Cinema and Oatland Fisheries LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

This view looks onto odd numbered back-to-back houses on Prosperity Street in June 1967. Houses are double fronted and washing lines are visible.

7. Little London in the 1960s

This view looks onto odd numbered back-to-back houses on Prosperity Street in June 1967. Houses are double fronted and washing lines are visible. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Well Close View can be seen on the left edge of this view from June 1967. Moving right is Livinia Street. The streets were Included in slum clearance plans for the Oatland Lane area of Little London.

8. Little London in the 1960s

Well Close View can be seen on the left edge of this view from June 1967. Moving right is Livinia Street. The streets were Included in slum clearance plans for the Oatland Lane area of Little London. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Back-to-back houses on the even numbered side of Prosperity Street in June 1967. Washing hangs across the street. These houses are due for demolition in line with a citywide slum clearance programme.

9. Little London in the 1960s

Back-to-back houses on the even numbered side of Prosperity Street in June 1967. Washing hangs across the street. These houses are due for demolition in line with a citywide slum clearance programme. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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On the left is a grocers business of E. and E. Thompson on Prosperity Street in June 1967.

10. Little London in the 1960s

On the left is a grocers business of E. and E. Thompson on Prosperity Street in June 1967. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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