Hunslet Grange - also known as Leek Street flats - were built in 1968 were arranged in blocks of six or seven storeys, with overhead walkways connecting the blocks. They proved popular but soon problems with damp and condensation began to develop and the heating systems proved inadequate. Demolished in 1983 these lost photos, digitised after being plucked from the YEP archive, showcase their rise and fall. Did you live at the flats back in the day? 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
19. Leek Street flats
January 1983 and a councillor and residents prised a plaque with a crowbar from Endon Croft to symbolise the beginning of the end for the flats complex. | YPN Photo: YPN
20. Leek Street flats
More than 200 people gathered to see the beginning of the end for the complex, which the city would be paying a four million pound debt, at the rate of repayment in 1983. | jpimedia
21. Leek Street flats
Debris crashes down as the excavator demolishes a 70ft concrete refuse chute, smashing through balconies of flats on the way down. | jpimedia
22. Leek Street flats
The excavator then systematically smashed a row of double glazed windows displaying the message 'Hunslet Grange, The End.' | YPN Photo: YPN
23. Leek Street flats
February 1983 and Leeds planning chief Coun Bryan North pledged that residents would be consulted at every stage about rebuilding on the ill-fated site. | jpimedia
24. Leek Street flats
March 1983 and the demolition signalled last orders for The Pioneer public house. | YPN Photo: YPN