The city's high rise tower blocks are very much part of the fabric and heritage of Leeds and have been home to generations of dwellers. These rarely-seen photos taken from the YEP archive provide a snapshot of life around tower blocks with Little London, Wortley, Bramley, Burmantofts, Seacroft and Cottingley all in focus. Is your tower block featured? READ MORE: 28 of the best photos chart the rise and fall of Hunslet's Leek Street Flats LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

1. Seacroft
A fantastic photo from snapper Bruce Rollinson of a youngster captured behind the railings in a flat in Seacroft in February 1995. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson

2. Lincoln Green
A view of the Lincoln Green estate from the top of a multi-storey block of flats in August 1967. | YPN Photo: YPN

3. Potternewton
A contrast in styles - a view of the modern 15-storey block of Potternewton Heights overlooking the old stone-built Potternewton House on Potternewton Lane. | YPN Photo: YPN

4. Seacroft
Delighted officials the Parkway Towers Tenants' Association got what they wanted - somewhere for the tenants to meet. They were allocated a first floor flat for an association centre. | YPN Photo: YPN

5. Armley
Do you recognise these vandal hit tower blocks in west Leeds? They are Wyther Park Grange and Wyther Park Heights and had been empty for some time. | YPN Photo: YPN

6. Armley
And two months later their 30 year life span was over when they were demolished. Each block was spiked with 1,250 pieces of explosives. | YPN Photo: YPN