Seamer Street at the junction with Armley Road, houses number from the left edge 6, 4 and 2. Fronting onto Armley Road are two shops, number 192, which appears to be a butchers and adjacent, number 190, grocers. A sign for S. Morris and Sons Furniture Makers points in the direction of Pickering Street, far right. Pictured in February 1964.Seamer Street at the junction with Armley Road, houses number from the left edge 6, 4 and 2. Fronting onto Armley Road are two shops, number 192, which appears to be a butchers and adjacent, number 190, grocers. A sign for S. Morris and Sons Furniture Makers points in the direction of Pickering Street, far right. Pictured in February 1964.
Seamer Street at the junction with Armley Road, houses number from the left edge 6, 4 and 2. Fronting onto Armley Road are two shops, number 192, which appears to be a butchers and adjacent, number 190, grocers. A sign for S. Morris and Sons Furniture Makers points in the direction of Pickering Street, far right. Pictured in February 1964. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

14 agreeable photos take you back to Armley in the 1960s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 24th Apr 2024, 04:45 GMT

These photos chart a year in the life of Armley in the middle of the 1960s.

They focus on 1964 and feature local landmarks and shops and take you down streets which now have no name after they were demolished as part of slum clearance plans for fhe suburb. The 14 im ages 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Armley, Wortley and Farnley LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook 'YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails

Prospect Grove is on the left of this view with number 112 Ley Lane on the end of the row in March 1964. This is a grocers shop. The entrance to a large recreation ground can be seen on the right. Property included in slum clearance plans for the Armley Road area. A public toilet can be seen to the right.

13. Armley in 1964

Prospect Grove is on the left of this view with number 112 Ley Lane on the end of the row in March 1964. This is a grocers shop. The entrance to a large recreation ground can be seen on the right. Property included in slum clearance plans for the Armley Road area. A public toilet can be seen to the right. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Both odd and even numbered houses are on this row of blind back properties on Prospect Grove. in March 1964. Numbers run in descending order from the left to number 12 on the right. The front door of this property on the right edge. Included in slum clearance plans for the Armley Road area.

14. Armley in 1964

Both odd and even numbered houses are on this row of blind back properties on Prospect Grove. in March 1964. Numbers run in descending order from the left to number 12 on the right. The front door of this property on the right edge. Included in slum clearance plans for the Armley Road area. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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