Lieutenant Colonel S.C. Taylor and officers of Leeds Pals stand in front of the decorated tram in the June of 1915. Over 800 recruits passed through the tram, the Leeds Pals recruited approximately 2,000 troops, the average age was 20/21.Lieutenant Colonel S.C. Taylor and officers of Leeds Pals stand in front of the decorated tram in the June of 1915. Over 800 recruits passed through the tram, the Leeds Pals recruited approximately 2,000 troops, the average age was 20/21.
Lieutenant Colonel S.C. Taylor and officers of Leeds Pals stand in front of the decorated tram in the June of 1915. Over 800 recruits passed through the tram, the Leeds Pals recruited approximately 2,000 troops, the average age was 20/21. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Memories of Leeds in 1915: A city at war and a clock on the move

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 10th May 2023, 04:45 BST
Updated 9th May 2024, 13:44 BST
These photos take you back to the year Leeds was at war and a city landmark had found a new home.

Oakwood Clock was helping people keep track of the on Princes Avenue after being moved from Kirkgate Market owing to a new central entrance under construction in Vicar Lane. The scene looks calm and tranquil, a world away from the horrors of the First World War in northern France. Closer to home in focus is the decorated tram for the Leeds Pals and a game of cricket taking place in the grounds of Gledhow Hall while it was being used as a military hospital. READ MORE: Barnbow Munitions Factory in 17 photos - The Leeds works that led the war effort LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

A team of nurses from Gledhow Hall Military Hospital who played a game of cricket against a team of soldiers from the hospital in August 1915. The nurses are wearing the full nurses uniforms which they wore for playing the game.

7. Gledhow

A team of nurses from Gledhow Hall Military Hospital who played a game of cricket against a team of soldiers from the hospital in August 1915. The nurses are wearing the full nurses uniforms which they wore for playing the game. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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A game of cricket taking place in the grounds of Gledhow Hall in August 1915 while it was being used as a military hospital during the First World War. A team of nurses, seen here batting, are taking on a team of patients from the hospital.

8. Gledhow

A game of cricket taking place in the grounds of Gledhow Hall in August 1915 while it was being used as a military hospital during the First World War. A team of nurses, seen here batting, are taking on a team of patients from the hospital. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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A police presence outside the Blackburn Aeroplane Company's Olympia works in Roundhay. Robert Blackburn took over the former roller skating rink after a crucial meeting with Winston Churchill.

9. Leeds in 1915

A police presence outside the Blackburn Aeroplane Company's Olympia works in Roundhay. Robert Blackburn took over the former roller skating rink after a crucial meeting with Winston Churchill. | Third party Photo: Third party

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The James Graham Building of Leeds Metropolitan University.

10. Woodhouse

The James Graham Building of Leeds Metropolitan University. | YPN Photo: YPN

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A 1915 edition of the Yorkshire Evening Post, which was found at the Grand Theatre.

11. Leeds city centre

A 1915 edition of the Yorkshire Evening Post, which was found at the Grand Theatre. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

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