25 never seen before photos of Wortley through the years

By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 24th Aug 2019, 10:53 GMT

Is this the Wortley you remember?

These photos have been plucked from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive and showcase life in LS12 through the decades. They feature local landmarks, street scenes, as well as pubs, restaurants and shops that you may remember. And they are also the focus of some news stories from back in the day. MORE UNSEEN PHOTOS: Bramley | Beeston | Horsforth | Harehills | Headingley | Rodley | Meanwood | Morley | Headingley LOVE LEEDS, LOVE RETRO? Join 'Leeds Retro' on facebook

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PICS: YPN
Remember Mrs Rose's shop on Oldfield Lane?placeholder image
Remember Mrs Rose's shop on Oldfield Lane?
These ladies were setting off on an outing to the east coast from the Druids Head pub in Wortley Lane.placeholder image
These ladies were setting off on an outing to the east coast from the Druids Head pub in Wortley Lane.
Tong Road, Oldfield Lane and Wellington Road junction. Also featured is St Mary's Church and Crown Picture House.placeholder image
Tong Road, Oldfield Lane and Wellington Road junction. Also featured is St Mary's Church and Crown Picture House.
Fire damaged Upper Wortley C.P. School.placeholder image
Fire damaged Upper Wortley C.P. School.
School buses and parents cars were at loggerheads in Lower Wortley.placeholder image
School buses and parents cars were at loggerheads in Lower Wortley.
Neighbours look at the blaze of colour which bursts from a row of houses on Cow Close Road. The mural was next to the New Blackpool Centre of the Red Ladder Theatre Co.placeholder image
Neighbours look at the blaze of colour which bursts from a row of houses on Cow Close Road. The mural was next to the New Blackpool Centre of the Red Ladder Theatre Co.
A display of roses in Western Flatts Park.placeholder image
A display of roses in Western Flatts Park.
Wortley's Western Flatts Park.placeholder image
Wortley's Western Flatts Park.
Wortley Valley shows work in progress on the 495,000 relief sewage scheme. The valley was to be landscaped between the ring road and Wortley Beck.placeholder image
Wortley Valley shows work in progress on the 495,000 relief sewage scheme. The valley was to be landscaped between the ring road and Wortley Beck.
Were you one of 500 customers of this busy corner shop in New Wortley who wanted the corporation to keep it open for another year? This is shopkeeper Robert Peil.placeholder image
Were you one of 500 customers of this busy corner shop in New Wortley who wanted the corporation to keep it open for another year? This is shopkeeper Robert Peil.
A street of closures. The north side of Tong Road near its junction with Wellington Road.placeholder image
A street of closures. The north side of Tong Road near its junction with Wellington Road.
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