Familiar streets such as Abbey Road, Bridge Road, Kirkstall Road, Kirkstall Avenue and Morris Lane are all featured as well as well known landmarks including Kirkstall Abbey and Kirkstall Power Station in this nostalgia rewind which celebrate the changing face of the suburb. They are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Memories of the Leeds landmark which powered a city LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Kirkstall in the 1940s
Abbey Road, with Forge Quarry (A. R. Briggs & Co. Ltd.) in the centre, pictured in July 1948. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Kirkstall in the 1940s
The cooling towers at Kirkstall Power Station pictured in March 1948. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Kirkstall in the 1940s
Inside the control room at Kirkstall Power Station in March 1948. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Kirkstall in the 1940s
Ellers Bridge which spans the Leeds and Liverpool Canal pictured in November 1941. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
17. Kirkstall in the 1940s
The grounds of Kirkstall Abbey in May 1949. The cruciform church is towards the left with the open air cloister in the centre. Footpaths were added to the site during a programme of conservation and restoration between 1892 and 1896 | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net