They were taken by Richard Collier after he returned to the city having emigrated Down Under with his mum and dad. He was keen to capture on camera the changes which had occured in the community in which he grew up. "When we came back from Australia in 1969, I took the camera I had bought on Norfolk Island ( a Nikon) around Armley and Bramley to see what was left after all the stupid demolition. They were taken as slides, so that my parents in Melbourne could see them on a screen," recalls Richard. READ MORE: 31 unseen photos of Armley shops, roads and pubs down the decades | 19 never seen before photos of Bramley through the years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
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A view from Armley's Christ Church tower. West Leeds High School can be seen in the distance. Moorfield laundry chimney is in the foreground. Photo: Richard Collier
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Another view from Armley's Christ Church tower. Upper Armley C of E Primary can be seen on the left. Photo: Richard Collier
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Demolition of the old tram sheds at Bramley Town End in June 1969. "I remember a garage next to the sheds on Stanningley Road that had a super bright blue Bugatti racing car," recalls Richard. Photo: Richard Collier
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Hall Lane in Armley. "My Mother-in-law lived in Simpson Street. When I went to look it had gone. I must have caught a few buses from that bus stop," says Richard. Photo: Richard Collier
