The gallery showcases life around the community during the decade with shops, factories, local landmarks and cinemas all in focus. The images are published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, which collects and looks after the unique documentary heritage of the region dating from the 12th century to the present day - more than 800 years of local history. It also runs Catablogue, an online blog dedicated to preserving the past, serving the present and protecting the future. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Burley in the 1950s
This yard was at the end of Bracewell Row. On the right part of the Sunday School building for Ventnor Street Methodist Church is in view. The yard area has outside toilets, dustbins and piles of rubbish. Three young children are playing in a rain puddle. Pictured in November 1959. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
2. Burley in the 1950s
Burley Picture House with Wordsworth Street on the left and Roberts Place to the right. Kirkstall Road is at the bottom of Wordsworth Street. Pictured in November 1959. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
3. Burley in the 1950s
The south-west side of Burley Road at the junction with Olive Grove in November 1953. The building on the corner is number 209 Burley Road, Walter Gardham Ltd, printers. Previously this was Burley Lawn Methodist Chapel. In front is a road sign warning that the Sacred Heart School is close by. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Burley in the 1950s
The south west side of Burley Road at the junction with Olive Grove and Burley Lawn Methodist Chapel which had, when this photo was taken in November 1953, had ceased to function as a church. Number 209 Burley Road (formerly the chapel) was 'Walter Gardham Ltd, printers'. On the corner of the pavement there is a road sign warning that a school is close by. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Burley in the 1950s
The houses in the centre is number 3 Cross Greystone Street, with number 5 on the right. Pictured in November 1959. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
6. Burley in the 1950s
The former premises of W.T. Fielding and Sons Ltd, cabinet makers, joiners and upholsterers, a notice in the window gives details of removal to 152 Woodhouse Lane. Moving right, 96 Lloyd Street is a house decorated with beams in mock Tudor Style. Pictured in November 1959. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service