The Seacroft Civic Centre helped transform the fortunes of local community in the 1960s and is the focus of this gallery celebrating a decade in the life of LS14. The development was built on a 10-acre site and featured 71 shops, 60 maisonettes, 4 large stores, office blocks, banks, restaurants, estate office and pub. There were also sites for a library, bowling alley, health centre, market and two underground car-parks. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in October 1965 and attracted shoppers from Horsforth, Alwoodley, Moortown and Lawnswood thanks to access from the ring road. The surrounding villages of Barwick, Thorner, Garforth and East Keswick were also within easy reach. And Seacroft was well served by public transport from Leeds with special services to the city centre for those tempted by out-of-town shopping. The 1960s also featured the opening of the local library as well as Queensview multi-storey flats. Enjoy these photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, charting a decade in the life of the community. READ MORE: 15 photos take you back to Seacroft Shopping Centre during the 1960s and 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Seacroft in the 1960s
Semi-detached corporation houses at the junction of Kentmere Avenue and South Parkway circa 1967. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Seacroft in the 1960s
The Nookin, a row of old red brick terraced cottages seen from the direction of Barwick Road. They were located close to the roundabout on the ring road at the junction with Barwick Road. These cottages were owned at the time of the photograph in March 1964 by Messrs Mawson & Walton. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
10. Seacroft in the 1960s
The bird's eye view which many Seacroft residents enjoy from their flats near the shopping centre - block upon block of council houses disappear into the winter mist. Pictured in December 1967. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Seacroft in the 1960s
The staff work room in the brand new Seacroft Branch Library. Piles of books are waiting to be processed. This may involve pasting in a new date label or a spine label or perhaps fitting a new jacket. Older books would be brought in here for cleaning or minor repairs. The photograph was taken the year the library opened in 1964. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net