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

19. Leeds flats
Multi-storey flats ring the Leeds skyline. Does anyone know where this photo was taken? Pictured in October 1964. | YPN Photo: YPN

20. Armley
St. Mary's of Bethany Church is dwarfed by these two multi-storey blocks of flats at the junction of Tong Road and Wellington Road in August 1966. | YPN Photo: YPN

21. Torre Road
New flat development off Torre Road on the site of the former gasworks. From, left to right, are Scargill Grange, Gargrave Court and Brignall Croft. Pictured in October 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN

22. Lincoln Green
Lincoln Green development with Frisby Towers, right, and Lindsay Mount flats, centre. Pictured in April 1975. | YPN Photo: YPN

23. Burmantofts
This is a view of Roxby Close flats pictured in July 1978. | YPN Photo: YPN

24. Lincoln Towers
Cracks were starting to appear on the exterior wall on the eighth floor of Lincoln Towers in October 1976. | YPN Photo: YPN


