They focus on the watering holes which will be remembered by generations of residents in Burley and Kirkstall. This gallery features pubs from down the decades all of which provided a warm welcome in the community before shutting their doors for good and in many cases then being demolished. Did you drink in any of these down the years? These photos are a mix from the YEP archive, West Yorkshire Archive Service and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

7. The Morning Star
The Morning Star on Kirkstall Road pictured in October 1959. The landlord at the time was Alan Armitage. The pub was demolished in the 1960s. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

8. Queen Hotel
November 1967 and on the far left is the Queen Hotel public house, a Tetley's establishment on Burley Road. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

9. The Merry Monk
The Merry Monk on Burley Road in November 2008. This pub closed in August 2016 and was demolished in July 2017. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

10. Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales Hotel, located at the corner with Wordsworth Street to the left and Gibbs Street on the right. Pictured in November 1959. Now demolished. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

11. The Rising Sun
This Grade II-listed late Victorian pub on Kirkstall Road had been awarded the Joshua Tetley Heritage Inn status and its largely unaltered interior had earned it a place on CAMRA's National Inventory of historic pub interiors. But in recent years its condition had declined and clientele dwindled. Photo: Tony Johnson

12. Springhill Tavern
An undated photo of The Springhill Tavern was located on Spring Street West. This pub has now been demolished. Photo: YPN


