Leeds is a city that never stands still, and these fascinating pictures reveal how dramatically its streets have been transformed over more than half a century.
They show just some of the buildings, including several well-known landmarks, to have been demolished over the years.
Those buildings are either pictured between 1950 and 1999 or were demolished between these dates. Most are shown still standing, but others are seen already being reduced to rubble.
Some have only recently been consigned to history, while others are already a distant memory.
The lost landmarks featured in this retro photo gallery include the Imperial Hotel, which stood on Briggate for 80 years before closing its doors for good in March 1961 and being demolished.
Pictured too is Leeds Central Station, which served passengers for more than a century, between 1854 and 1967, before being razed, with a Royal Mail sorting office built in its place.
Many people will also remember the architecturally striking Leeds International Pool at Westgate, which opened in 1967 and lasted four decades before closing in 2007 and being flattened two years later.
The hulking Quarry Hill Flats also dominated Leeds’ skyline for many years. Built in the 1930s and housing 3,000 people, it was said to be the largest and most modern social housing complex in Europe at the time. The flats were demolished in 1978, with Leeds Playhouse being built on the site.
A more recent casualty of time’s shifting sands was Tetley’s brewery on Hunslet Road, pictured here in the 60s, with two of its famous shire horses ready to pull a beer-laden dray. The brewery closed in 2011, and most of the site was demolished the following year, but the iconic art deco Tetley building survived and was transformed into an art gallery.
A 60s secondary school, a famous shopping arcade, an old fire station, and two pubs demolished to make way for the Inner Ring Road are just some of the other lost buildings featured in this trip down memory lane.
But perhaps the most striking image shows the last resident of a cobbled street standing alone amid the deserted row of houses shortly before they were demolished in the name of progress.
13. Bean Ing Mills
One of the chimney stacks at Bean Ing Mills, on Wellington Street, Leeds, being demolished in 1965 | YPN
14. Police station
The police station at the junction of Cross Gates Lane and Station Road, Leeds, in January 1940. It opened in 1900 and became Leeds City Police property following boundary extensions. It was used as a section station until 1965, when it was taken over by Social Services. It has since been demolished. On the left is Crossgates Library, on Farm Road, which opened in 1939.
15. Tetley's brewery
Tetley shire horses and dray at Joshua Tetley Brewery, Leeds, in 1966. Generations of the world-famous shire horses served the company for 184 years, from 1822, when the brewery was established, until 2006, when the owners decided to retire them due to the rising cost of their upkeep. After lorries began delivering barrels, the horses had been kept on for ceremonial and promotional purposes. Tetley's brewery in Leeds closed in 2011 and was demolished the following year. | Heritage Images/Getty Images
16. St Benedict's
St Benedict's Roman Catholic Secondary School, Leeds, pictured in 1990. The school was first built at a cost of £234,000 and was opened in July, 1966. It was sited in a corner of 13 acres of ground, overlooking Kirkstall Abbey and Bramley Fall Woods, and has now been demolished. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
17. Leeds International Pool
Leeds International Pool at Westgate. Designed by John Poulson, it opened on September 23, 1967, and featured a 50 metre long pool. It closed in October 2007 and was demolished in 2009. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
18. Quarry Hill Flats
This view of Quarry Hill Flats was taken from St Peter's Street in June 1967. The flats were constructed in the mid to late 1930s and were the largest and most modern in Europe at the time. The flats housed 3,000 people. They were demolished in 1978 and Leeds Playhouse now stands on the site. | YPN