It was a feel good message aimed at brightening up the day for Hunslet residents in the 1960s. ‘A few good turns a day should not make a man dizzy' read the words on the wall of Joseph Street Unitarian Church. The main photo is one of more than 15 charting a decade of memories. It features streets which now have no name after a programme of slum clearance. Th photos 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Hunslet, Belle Isle, Middleton and Stourton LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

13. Hunslet in the 1960s
A row of back-to-back terraced houses on Bagnall Street separated between numbers 7 and 9 by a yard housing the shared outside toilet block. On the left double gates lead to a yard behind the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. Pictured in November 1960. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

14. Hunslet in the 1960s
Three back-to-back terraced houses on Bagnall Street with a yard on the left housing the shared outside toilet block. On the right is Leek Street. Pictured in November 1960. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

15. Hunslet in the 1960s
Five back-to-back terraced houses on Newport Place with dustbins lined up against a wall on the far left. The house on the right number 9 appears to be empty due to the newspaper in the window. Pictured in December 1960. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

16. Hunslet in the 1960s
Endon Terrace in December 1960. On the far right on the corner with the lamp post is Heywood Street. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

17. Hunslet in the 1960s
Newport Street in December 1960. On the far left is Hunslet Road. Visible on the other side of the road at number 307 is the Prince Albert Hotel. On this side of Hunslet Road on the far left of Newport Street is the side of number 226 the P. Gilroy fruiterer shop. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

18. Hunslet in the 1960s
Prosper Street and Joseph Street in December 1960. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service


