Wish you were here? These postcards sent from the city in the early 1900s provide a fascinating insight into the landmarks and oddities which promoted the city across the UK and to the world. Well-known landmarks such as Woodhouse Moor, Kirkstall Abbey and Roundhay Park are all featured as well as street scenes around the city including Wortley’s Tong Road, Headingley’s Shaw Lane and Horsforth’s Station Road. The postcards also put education in the spotlight with Chapel Allerton Council School and Moortown Council School both featured. They are published courtesy of Clifford Large and Artemis, both collections of which are housed on 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
![A view of Shaw Lane from a postcard with a postmark of April 18, 1913.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdhYzg2ZjllLTc2ZTEtNGU1OC04MWYyLThlYmI2MWQ1YWQ2NDphZDIzNmVhNy1mODhhLTRiMDUtOWY0Ny1mOTJjMjc2YjVhNjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
25. Shaw Lane, Headingley
A view of Shaw Lane from a postcard with a postmark of April 18, 1913.Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council
![Tong Road from a postcard with a date of May 19, 1910 written on the back. Shops are seen on both sides of the road, many with awnings over the windows.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNiZTI1ZWYxLWQ0YzQtNDE5ZC1iNDNhLWQ4ZmI3YTMyNWRhZjoxZmVjZjM5NC1kZTg3LTQwZWMtYmM3ZS1iODI1NzA1MzE1MGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
26. Tong Road, Wortley
Tong Road from a postcard with a date of May 19, 1910 written on the back. Shops are seen on both sides of the road, many with awnings over the windows.Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council
![Colour-tinted postcard of Woodhouse Moor with a postmark of April 1907. In the centre is one of the ornamental lamp arches that lit up the park at night. A footpath leads to the Bandstand in the background.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM0NTgwMGY4LWRiM2YtNDQzMC1iMGU2LWUwYzI1ZGEzODcxMzoxZjk0YjI4NC05MzMxLTRkNWItOGNjMi1lNTQxNzZmMjYwNzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
27. Woodhouse Moor
Colour-tinted postcard of Woodhouse Moor with a postmark of April 1907. In the centre is one of the ornamental lamp arches that lit up the park at night. A footpath leads to the Bandstand in the background.Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council