In pictures: Historic Middleton - the Leeds suburb powered by coal

We have delved into the YEP archive and turned back the clock to bring you these photos of Middleton down the years.

We hope they evoke memories:

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The old Middleton Church of England School on Town Street.placeholder image
The old Middleton Church of England School on Town Street.
Members of Middleton Railway Trust are seen here aboard their latest acquisition - a diesel locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke, of Leeds, which started life 23 years ago shunting at Keighley gas works.placeholder image
Members of Middleton Railway Trust are seen here aboard their latest acquisition - a diesel locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke, of Leeds, which started life 23 years ago shunting at Keighley gas works.
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