September 1915 and a group of children pose for the camera in front of an outside toilet block at the end of a row of terraced housing in Harehills. Arundel Street is to the left while Gledhow Road is on the rightplaceholder image
September 1915 and a group of children pose for the camera in front of an outside toilet block at the end of a row of terraced housing in Harehills. Arundel Street is to the left while Gledhow Road is on the right | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

38 delightful photos take you around Leeds in the 1910s

These photos turn back the clock to showcase life in Leeds during the 1910s.

They turn on the spotlight on a city evolving and a decade in which people at different ends of society continued to live very different lives. These images are from 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: 22 fascinating photos take you back to Leeds in the 1920s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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