The main image is a charmer - three children are pictured looking in the window of the Post Office. It is one of 10 fantastic photos celebrating life around the suburb in the 1950s. Local landmarks, housing estates, shops and the mother nature all feature in this wonderful photo gallery which is sure to evoke memories for those who called LS16 home back in the day. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 26 rarely-seen photos take you around the city's suburbs in the 1960s LOVE LEEDS? L;OVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Cookridge in the 1950s
Tinshill Lane pictured in October 1955. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Cookridge in the 1950s
A view along Tinshill Lane with fields behind a dry stone wall. Pictured in March 1955. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Cookridge in the 1950s
This photo from October 1955 shows number 87 Tinshill Lane. There is a steep slope leading up to the house. The left part of the garden is overgrown grass but the right side has a rockery with steps leading down through the middle to a little path. A wooden gate is at the bottom, situated in the centre of the photo. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Cookridge in the 1950s
The farmhouse at Silk Mill Farm in Daffy Wood. A crumbling dry stone wall surrounds the building. The wooden rafters from the roof are in front of the wall. Bales of hay are visible. A field is in the foreground. Pictured in November 1951. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Cookridge in the 1950s
This view looking north east over fields just south of junction of Tinshill Lane and Otley Old Road. To the left of the photo, in the distance can be seen houses and a radio transmitter mast. An old railway carriage is in the field at the end. Pictured in March 1955. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Cookridge in the 1950s
Tinshill Lane looking north east at the houses numbers 8 to 86. On the right of the photo is a field. A water tower can be seen in the distance. Pictured in March 1955. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net