VIDEO: Amazing images show how Leeds looked exactly 50 years ago

A lot has changed in Leeds since 1966.

That year, the famous year that England won the World Cup, precisely 50 years ago, was captured in these amazing photos by an amateur photographer.

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The video of Leeds in 1966

The photos show how Leeds looked in 1966, five decades ago.

The stunning images show how the city has changed - and what has stayed broadly the same.

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