His is pictured on Boar Lane at the busy junction with Bishopgate Street where cars are visible towards the left, and Wellington Street, far right. The image is one of 20 photo gems celebrating a year in the life of Leeds during which trams cease to operate in the city. Pubs, cinemas shops and landmarks are all featured from a wide range of suburbs including Burley, Sheepscar, Holbeck and Hunslet as well as Wortley and Woodhouse and Beeston. This collection is published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service and photographic archive Leodis which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. 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. Leeds city centre
Enjoy these photo memories around Leeds in 1959. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Wortley
Copley Yard off Tong Road in June 1959. TYhe Crown Meat Market with The Crown Hotel on Wellington Road is visible on the right edge. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
3. Burley
The end of Back Belle Vue Grove in August 1959. A row of houses had once stood where the boys are playing on waste ground. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
4. Leeds in 1959
Burley Picture House pictured in November 1959. Wordsworth Street is on the left and Roberts Place to the right. Kirkstall Road is at the bottom of Wordsworth Street. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Woodhouse
Balm Road and Woodhouse Hill Road in April 1959. In view is a grocers, a stationers and a newsagents as well as Hunslet Carr Post Office. On the end of the row is J Bradbury and Sons, a butchers. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
6. Hyde Park
Hyde Park Road at the junction with Berlin Street in March 1959. After the demolition of these properties as part of the Burley slum clearance programme this area became the site of the Church of the Sacred Heart built between 1966 and 1970 and converted to Leeds Grand Mosque in 1994. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service