All aspects of life in the heart of the community are featured in this rewind to a decade defined by World War II, the Holocaust, atomic bombs, and the beginning of the Cold War. They take you down the streets of the suburb and also focus on those firms which provided a living for local residents. 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: 21 happy-go-lucky photos take you back to Hunslet in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Hunslet in the 1940s
A view down Stratford Terrace in August 1949, showing the gable ends and junctions with Bude Road and Trentham Row. A gas streetlamp is central. The streets are cobbled. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Hunslet in the 1940s
A culvert on Belle Isle Beck on Hunslet Carr in August 1949. There are bushes to the right. In the distance (on the left) is a row of houses and a tram power cable pole. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Hunslet in the 1940s
The premises of John Nicholson & Sons Ltd., (acid manufacturers), on Church Street, near the junction with Balm Road (on the left). The building, which was previously a school, has black and white checks and stripes for visibility during air-raid blackouts. Pictured in January 1943. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Hunslet in the 1940s
'Prices Tailors Ltd, wholesale clothiers' on the corner of Garnet Road and Burton Road in September 1949. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
17. Hunslet in the 1940s
Belle Isle Road in March 1946. with tram lines and a traffic island. In the middle is a small piece of ground with some road mending equipment and rubbish on it. There is a wooden shed with a sloping roof, all surrounded by a wooden fence. A low, graduated brick wall runs along the main road. In the background are three rows of brick terraced houses. Electric cables run across the view, one is carrying a suspended light. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
18. Hunslet in the 1940s
Barmouth Street in September 1947. Numbers 2 and 4 have been demolished, (the door and number of number 4 partly remains). An old poster is stuck to the wall. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net