They showcase the hustle and bustle of the suburb during a decade of social and economic change. Streets, shops, pubs and schools are all in focus as well as businesses which provided the community with a job. 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Armley, Wortley and Farnley LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Armley in the 1960s
On the left of this view is a small one-storey shop, Woodwards greengrocers at number 87 Hall Lane. This shop backs onto the side of number 1 Haywood Yard. Billboards are attached to the back of this property. Strawberry Road runs to the right edge. Pictured in May 1965. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
14. Armley in the 1960s
Five gravestones in St. Bartholomew's Church burial ground, with the backs of houses on Cricketers Place in the background. Pictured in June 1965. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
15. Armley in the 1960s
A cast-iron bench support at Hill Top on land opposite the Traveller's Rest public house, provided by the Armley Common Rights Trustees pictured in January 1965. Still in existence today, the Armley Common Rights Trust is a non-profit making charitable body which manages the public parks and common land of Armley, namely Charlie Cake Park, Hill Top, Armley Moor, Moor Top, Lay Lane and Far Fold. Formed in 1908, it consists of 7 Armley residents elected on a three-yearly basis. There is also an active Friends of Armley Common Rights Trust group supporting the work of the Trust. Photo: David Gibbons
16. Armley in the 1960s
Castleton Maltings, Hightown Malting Co Ltd. This building is shown on 1888 Ordnance survey maps and was a maltings then. It had been owned at one time by the Tetley family who had begun their malting and brewery concern in Armley, but not on this site. Pictured in February 1964. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
17. Armley in the 1960s
The premises of E and M (Industrial) Sewing Machine Co Ltd, sewing machine engineers and agents. Moving right, the backs of houses on Church Road. Back Wesley Road in the distance then part of Armley Higher Grade School on the right edge. Pictured in December 1967. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
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