New Peacock Inn was adjacent to Elland Road in Beeston and welcomed generations of revellers before it was closed in 1974 and was demolished to provide part of the route for junction 2 of the M621, roundabout and Stadium Way. The landlord and landlady at the time of closure were Sammy and Betty Redmond. They were expecting to become tenants of the New Inn at Churwell, but the brewery gave it instead to Leeds United legend John Charles. The disappointed couple became managers of the Old Peacock which was 300 yards away on the opposite side of the road. This photo from 1963 is one of 11 charting the year in the life of Beeston and its residents. 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: 19 glorious photos take you back to Beeston in the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Beeston in 1963
The New Peacock Inn is on the left, moving right are 140 Elland Road, then numbers follow in descending order to 134 on the right. Knowles Street is also here. Pictured in November 1963. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
8. Beeston in 1963
Number 6 Knowles Street is on the left, to the right is the side of number 5. Pictured in November 1963. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
9. Beeston in 1963
This property was situated off Knowles Street and behind the New Peacock Inn. It was used as a workshop for auto repairs. Pictured in November 1963. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
10. Beeston in 1963
In from the left the house is numbered 3. On the Ordnance Survey and City Engineers maps this property is marked as 76 (Numbering on Knowles Street and Yard is peculiar, jumping from 6 to 64-80). House on the opposite side of the street is also marked as 3 (next to 75). Moving right are number 2 then 1 which is entered from the gable wall. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
11. Beeston in 1963
In the centre of this photo is a disused shop on Holdsworth Street. A sign in the window advertises a Yorkshire Evening News article from November 1956, two years out of date. The shop is number 12a. On the right edge, the entrance to Brookfield Place is visible. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service