A view along Armley Ridge Road looking towards Stanningley Road taken from the main gates to Gott's Park circa 1970s. The back of Armley Ridge Terrace can be seen to the right. The spare ground on the right was formerly nos. 167-173 Armley Ridge Road.placeholder image
A view along Armley Ridge Road looking towards Stanningley Road taken from the main gates to Gott's Park circa 1970s. The back of Armley Ridge Terrace can be seen to the right. The spare ground on the right was formerly nos. 167-173 Armley Ridge Road. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Awesome photos take you back to Armley in the 1970s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 14th Mar 2026, 04:45 GMT

This awesome gallery of photos are sure to evoke memories for a generation of people who called Armley home during the 1970s.

Landmarks, shops and streets of back-to-back terraced houses are all featured in this wonderful rewind showcasing a decade in the life of the community. The gallery focus different aspects of life around LS12 from cottages at Armley Mills through to the playground at Armley Park. The images are a mix from West Yorkshire Archive Service and Leeds Museums Service as well as others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Astonishing photos take you back to Armley in the 1960s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

This early 1970s photo shows a row of double fronted back-to-back terraced houses on Winchester Road flanked by yards housing shared outside toilet blocks. Each house has a small private garden at the front of the property. These houses are located opposite the H.M. Armley Gaol.

7. Armley in the 1970s

This early 1970s photo shows a row of double fronted back-to-back terraced houses on Winchester Road flanked by yards housing shared outside toilet blocks. Each house has a small private garden at the front of the property. These houses are located opposite the H.M. Armley Gaol. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Early 1970s image shows on the left number 65 Elsworth Street, a corner shop grocery run by J. Hanley. Products advertised and viewed through the window include a variety of cigarettes, tobacco's and tea's. On the right are a row of blind back terraced houses with a shared outside toilet on the right. Clothes hang from lines stretched across the street while outside number 46 Winchester Street a Zephyr, reg: MNW 744F is parked.

8. Armley in the 1970s

Early 1970s image shows on the left number 65 Elsworth Street, a corner shop grocery run by J. Hanley. Products advertised and viewed through the window include a variety of cigarettes, tobacco's and tea's. On the right are a row of blind back terraced houses with a shared outside toilet on the right. Clothes hang from lines stretched across the street while outside number 46 Winchester Street a Zephyr, reg: MNW 744F is parked. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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This early 1970s photo shows a row of back-to-back terraced houses on Winchester Terrace flanked by yards housing shared outside toilets. A car, reg: 414 DUM is parked outside number 23.

9. Armley in the 1970s

This early 1970s photo shows a row of back-to-back terraced houses on Winchester Terrace flanked by yards housing shared outside toilets. A car, reg: 414 DUM is parked outside number 23. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net P Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net P

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A view looking down Hollywell Lane from Armley Town Street near Moor Top circa 1970s. To the right on Town Street is Paul's New and Used Furniture shop. To the left an advertising poster states 'Keep Beautiful Britain Tidy'

10. Armley in the 1970s

A view looking down Hollywell Lane from Armley Town Street near Moor Top circa 1970s. To the right on Town Street is Paul's New and Used Furniture shop. To the left an advertising poster states 'Keep Beautiful Britain Tidy' | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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On the left of this early 1970s image is Elsworth Street with numbers 44 to 50 Winchester Road on the right. At the corner is number 50, previously a fish shop it is now boarded up and has graffiti on with the name of the City's football team, Leeds Utd.

11. Armley in the 1970s

On the left of this early 1970s image is Elsworth Street with numbers 44 to 50 Winchester Road on the right. At the corner is number 50, previously a fish shop it is now boarded up and has graffiti on with the name of the City's football team, Leeds Utd. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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This early 1970s image shows on the left number 63 Elsworth Street, a through terraced property. At the corner is number 65, a grocery shop run by J. Hanley. Products advertised include a variety of cigarette's, tobacco's and tea's. On the right are numbers 44 and 46 Winchester Street, two blind back terraced houses with a Ford Zephyr, reg: MNW 744F parked outside.

12. Armley in the 1970s

This early 1970s image shows on the left number 63 Elsworth Street, a through terraced property. At the corner is number 65, a grocery shop run by J. Hanley. Products advertised include a variety of cigarette's, tobacco's and tea's. On the right are numbers 44 and 46 Winchester Street, two blind back terraced houses with a Ford Zephyr, reg: MNW 744F parked outside. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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