To the left, at the top of Delph Street are the remains of White Rose Yard. Numbering on Delph Street begins here with 12 and moves right in descending order to 2, which is next to all the wall posters. This is the corner with Woodhouse Street. Number 204 is a newsagents and hardwaare shop, business of Mrs Getrude Moss. The shop window is full of goods and there are many advertisements for products and publications. To the right is 202. This is the White Rose public house selling Melbourne Brewery beers. Pictured in September 1959.placeholder image
To the left, at the top of Delph Street are the remains of White Rose Yard. Numbering on Delph Street begins here with 12 and moves right in descending order to 2, which is next to all the wall posters. This is the corner with Woodhouse Street. Number 204 is a newsagents and hardwaare shop, business of Mrs Getrude Moss. The shop window is full of goods and there are many advertisements for products and publications. To the right is 202. This is the White Rose public house selling Melbourne Brewery beers. Pictured in September 1959. | West Yorkshire Archive Service

Warm-hearted photos take you around Woodhouse in the 1950s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 12th Feb 2025, 16:00 GMT

This photo gallery puts the warm hearted into Woodhouse as it celebrates a decade in the life of the suburb.

These images showcase life around LS2 in the 1950s and feature corner shops, pubs and landmarks in the heart of the community. They 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: The story of a quirky Leeds pub LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

Looking from the corner of Kendal Lane and Kendal Terrace in September 1959. On the left is the entrance to Wordsworths Garage, moving right 5D is barely visible is possibly a house, then 5A is a boot repair shop run by W. Geldard. The off-licence shop is 7 Kendal Lane, on the right is 1 Kendal Terrace.

13. Woodhouse in the 1950s

Looking from the corner of Kendal Lane and Kendal Terrace in September 1959. On the left is the entrance to Wordsworths Garage, moving right 5D is barely visible is possibly a house, then 5A is a boot repair shop run by W. Geldard. The off-licence shop is 7 Kendal Lane, on the right is 1 Kendal Terrace. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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