Knaresborough as seen from the steps to the Castle in October 1950.placeholder image
Knaresborough as seen from the steps to the Castle in October 1950. | YPN

24 graceful photos take you around Yorkshire in 1950

The best of Yorkshire is celebrated in this gallery of memories charting a year in the life of God’s own county.

The photos turn back the clock to 1950 and showcase the stories which were making the news around the county during the year. Locations in focus include Knaresborough, Harrogate and York in North Yorkshire, Leeds in West Yorkshire, Scarborough on the east coast as well as towns and villages in the Yorkshire Wolds and Yorkshire Dales. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails

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