The main image is of Albert Inn, a public house known locally as the Pocket Hole because it was so small, and was frequented by workers from the Donisthorpe Lax and Shaw Works. The landlord at this time was Ted Wood who provided the machine operators with as much beer as they could drink while they were working. These workers consumed on average about eight pints per shift although some were known to drink up, to 20. The incredibly hot working conditions caused by the furnaces used to melt the glass meant that the workers sweated all of the alcohol out of their bodies. It is one of 12 photos which provide a fascinating insight into life around the community during the decade and talking points for those with links to LS10. The images are a mix from West Yorkshire Archive Service and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 15 Leeds landmarks we’ve loved, lost and why LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Hunslet in the 1950s
A wooden footbridge over Belle Isle Beck, beck sides slipping into water. Three workmen to right. This was route to Hunslet sports ground, now site of South Leeds Stadium. Pictured in October 1951. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Hunslet in the 1950s
Back-to-back properties on Parson Street, numbers run from 20 to 14 left to right. These houses looked onto the offset works on Atkinson Street premises of George Mann and Co Ltd, lithographic machine makers. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
9. Hunslet in the 1950s
Two properties on Orchard Place, number 9 to the left has a basement entrance accessed via a flight of steps. Number 10 follows to the right. In the background the blind backs of houses on Ford Street are visible with the Donisthorpe glassworks on the right edge. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
10. Hunslet in the 1950s
three back-to-back houses on Orchard Place. Number 6 is on the left followed to the right by numbers 7 and 8. In the centre is an access passageway which had originally led through to Orchard Street but now appears to be used for storage. A car is parked outside number 7. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
11. Hunslet in the 1950s
View looks from Albert Street onto five properties on Sayner Lane. Numbers run from 43 to 51 left to right with a gap between numbers 45 and 47 leading through to the Airedale Works. These houses are built on two levels, each having 2 and 3 storeys. Doors provide roof access to the two storey sections. Number 39 Albert Street is visible on the right edge. Pictured in October 1958. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Hunslet in the 1950s
View looks from South Accommodation Road onto back-to-back houses on Parson Street. Numbers run from the left in descending order to number 2 on the right where a small boy plays on a tricycle. On the right edge is a playbill for a show at the Empire Theatre called Tropicana Cuba featuring the Original Cha Chas. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service