On the left is Cardigan View, next number 307 Kirkstall Road. This is a shoe repair shop, business of Bill Pollard. To the right, a fish and chip shop is 309, run by Jaques. This is at the corner with Cardigan Mount. A woman, is about to cross Kirkstall Road, using a zebra crossing for priority over traffic. Pictured in May 1967placeholder image
On the left is Cardigan View, next number 307 Kirkstall Road. This is a shoe repair shop, business of Bill Pollard. To the right, a fish and chip shop is 309, run by Jaques. This is at the corner with Cardigan Mount. A woman, is about to cross Kirkstall Road, using a zebra crossing for priority over traffic. Pictured in May 1967 | West Yorkshire Archive Service

29 rare photos take you back to Burley in the 1960s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 20th Jul 2024, 04:45 GMT
Updated 20th Jul 2024, 04:45 GMT

These rarely seen photos put the brilliant into Burley during the 1960s.

The showcase life around LS4 during the decade and bring into focus shops and streets which now have no name after being demolished as part of slum clearance. Children caught on camera being children are also featured in this wonderful collection of photos. The images 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: 17 brilliant photos take you back to Burley in the 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join L:eeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

Kirkstall Road to the end of Cardigan Mount in May 1967. At the corner is 311 Kirkstall Road, an ironmonger's shop, selling garden tools, hardware and household goods. In Barrett's Leeds Directory for 1966 the proprietor of the hardware shop, at number 311, is listed as E. Jones. To the right number 313 is a licensed betting office belonging to Jim Windsor. Cardigan Terrace is visible on the right edge.

7. Burley in the 1960s

Kirkstall Road to the end of Cardigan Mount in May 1967. At the corner is 311 Kirkstall Road, an ironmonger's shop, selling garden tools, hardware and household goods. In Barrett's Leeds Directory for 1966 the proprietor of the hardware shop, at number 311, is listed as E. Jones. To the right number 313 is a licensed betting office belonging to Jim Windsor. Cardigan Terrace is visible on the right edge. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Children play in an area of wasteland on Belle Vue Road in August 1969. They are using waste materials such as stone, corrugated iron and piping to construct play apparatus. Brick built houses on Rosebank Road can be seen in the background,

8. Burley in the 1960s

Children play in an area of wasteland on Belle Vue Road in August 1969. They are using waste materials such as stone, corrugated iron and piping to construct play apparatus. Brick built houses on Rosebank Road can be seen in the background, | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Children playing on a see-saw which appears to have been made from a telegraph pole and a plank of wood. This is part of a playground making use of wasteland on Belle Vue Road. Pictured in August 1969.

9. Burley in the 1960s

Children playing on a see-saw which appears to have been made from a telegraph pole and a plank of wood. This is part of a playground making use of wasteland on Belle Vue Road. Pictured in August 1969. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Children play on a makeshift see-saw on wasteland off Belle Vue Road. This land was being used as a playground with apparatus and obstacles being made from whatever can be found, including the tyres and planks of wood visible in the foreground. Pictured in August 1969.

10. Burley in the 1960s

Children play on a makeshift see-saw on wasteland off Belle Vue Road. This land was being used as a playground with apparatus and obstacles being made from whatever can be found, including the tyres and planks of wood visible in the foreground. Pictured in August 1969. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Two ladies steady a telegraph pole which is being used as part of a see-saw by two little boys. This adventure playground was put together on an area of wasteland off Belle Vue Road, Pictured in August 1969.

11. Burley in the 1960s

Two ladies steady a telegraph pole which is being used as part of a see-saw by two little boys. This adventure playground was put together on an area of wasteland off Belle Vue Road, Pictured in August 1969. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Wasteland around Belle Vue Road which is being used as an adventure playground. In the background are brick built properties on Rosebank Road, numbers run from the left in descending order to number 42 on the right. In the foreground a group of adults and children construct play apparatus from old tyres and pieces of wood. Pictured in August 1969.

12. Burley in the 1960s

Wasteland around Belle Vue Road which is being used as an adventure playground. In the background are brick built properties on Rosebank Road, numbers run from the left in descending order to number 42 on the right. In the foreground a group of adults and children construct play apparatus from old tyres and pieces of wood. Pictured in August 1969. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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