Retro

Old photos and video, charting Leeds’ intriguing history down the decades with rare images plucked from Yorkshire Evening Post’s archives.

The Joseph Street Unitarian Church pictured in December 1960.

Feel good slogan takes you back to Hunslet in the 1960s

Volunteer workers Paul Waterhouse, left, and Martin Buckle in the 'portaclub' at St Catherine's Mill on Broad Lane in June 1984.

How 'Portaclubs' helped keep kids off the streets of a city suburb

The derelict Railwaymen's Social Club at the corner of Greenwich Street and Meynell Street. A lamp hangs on the corner. The end of Chelsea Street is also visible.

12 photo gems turn spotlight on Holbeck in the 1940s

What does the Corn Exchange mean to you?

Corn Exchange: The story of a 1980s revamp and a 1990s revival

Dawn Wheatley puts a dash of sparkle into the wet Roundhay Park bonfire in November 1982.

Sparking Bonfire Night memories from around your city

Cross Greystone Street is on the left. The beginning of Metcalf Street can be seen. The shop on the right edge is 206 Kirkstall Road.

Photos capture corner shops and the streets of Burley in the 1950s

Looking north along Park Row from City Square.

27 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1988

Oak Road Congregational Church, built in 1875 to the designs of T. Ambler & Son. It had cost £7,000 to build and seated 900 people. The church was severely damaged due to an air-raid in October 1941.

Weary photos take you back to Wortley in the 1940s

Out for Halloween in 2008.

Look back at Wakefield nightlife in 2008 with these brilliant pictures

Parade of shops on Street Lane in December 1932. On the left no 59 are Harry Parsons, chemist and Raymond Malins, ironmonger, sharing a shop entrance. To the right, no 61 is Fred Burniston newsagent and Post office. Babies in their prams are outside the shops. An electric sign for the chemist is on the pavement.

Rambunctious photos take you back to Roundhay in the 1930s

An elevated view of the junction of Pudsey Road, Wood Lane and Hough Tree Road. On the right is Boyes and Hallawell Ltd. woollen manufacturers in Hough End Mills. Pictured in December 1968.

Nostalgic photos show you life in Bramley in 1968

A busy Leeds City Station just before 8.55am on a January morning in 1983.

Memories of Leeds City Station in the 1980s

The Headrow, looking east from the junction with Briggate towards Eastgate in November 1944. The Odeon cinema was showing The Song Of Bernadette.

Photo gems take you along The Headrow in the 1940s

Inside The Bond on Albion Street in June 1994.

Lost photos raise a glass to Leeds city centre bars in the 1990s

The rear of Armley National School or Armley Higher Grade School which opened in 1832 and closed in 1966. It was situated on Chapel Lane. Pictured in December 1967.

Evocative photos provide a glimpse at life around Armley in the 1960s

Peugeot main dealer Randerson of Horsforth was all geared up to give an even better service after work was completed on a £300,000 alteration and improvement scheme.. Pictured is Bob Randerson with his service staff.

Motoring memories of Leeds garages in the 1990s

Rev Robert Simpson, vicar of Woodhouse, pictured in August 1978.

Look back at these photos of Woodhouse in the 1970s

Staff Christine Cullum and Joanne Stewardson reported seeing a ghost within the museum. Pictured in August 2004.

The ghostly history behind Thackray Medical Museum

Dennis Altman pictured in September 1987.

24 of the best photos take you back to 1987

The Dexter pictured in Ju ne 1968.

Photos charting a decade of village life in the 1960s

Andrew Hutchinson looks at the painting of The Blue Lady at Temple Newsam House.

Watch: The spooky story of The Blue Lady of Temple Newsam House

December 1972 and this Victorian cabman's shelter was facing an uncertain future.

Inquisitive photos take you back to Ilkley in the 1970s

Enjoy these photos showcasing life in Leeds city centre during the 1960s. PICS: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Fascinating photos of Leeds city centre during the 1960s

Leeds statues and sculptures you may not know about.

Leeds statues and sculptures you may not know about

The story of how Leeds Supertram hit the buffers.

How the Leeds Supertram dream hit the buffers

Think you know the Corn Exchange? Think again.

Seven things you never knew about the Corn Exchange

The Meanwood Institute on Green Road pictured in March 1966. This had been number 42 until recent renumbering of the even numbered side of the street made it number 92.

Meanwood in the 1960s: Photo gems capture spirit of city suburb

Windsor Court pictured in March 1983.

Lost photos take you back to Morley in the 1980s

A boy holds onto the reins of a horse which is pulling a rag and bone cart on Burmantofts Street in 1964.

17 of the brightest photos take you back to Burmantofts in the 1960s

Enjoy these memories of Holbeck through the years. PICS: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

Hidden photos of Holbeck showcase life around the inner city suburb

Looking south along Queen Street from its junction with Wesley Street at the building that Wesley Street Sunday School was pulled down for - a Tesco supermarket.

17 photos from the 1990s showcase shopping memories in Morley

The Stanningley Road-Swinnow Lane junction in March 1971.

Evocative photos are a fascinating glimpse at Stanningley in the 1970s

The lounge and coffee bar at Chapel Allerton Methodist Youth Club in January 1969.

Memories of hanging out at Leeds youth clubs

Taken prior to the Hope Street improvements looking north up Bridge Street, showing retail premises in this predominantly Jewish quarter. Shops visible are: Morris Hyman, tailors trimmings: Max Philips, confectioner: Ralph Levi, bookseller.

Photos showcase life around the city's Jewish quarter in early 1900s

Quarry Hill Flats on Eastgate pictured in March 1948. Appleyard's petrol station is on the roundabout.

40 photo gems of Leeds city centre from the 1940s

The junction of New Market Street with Kirkgate former premises of Tiger Stores. Statue of tiger sited above doorway. Women, men and children in period dress pose on corners of roadside. Pictured in July 1907.

Eerie photos take you back to Leeds city centre in 1907

This photo shows plans for an underground in Leeds. The cost meant it never happened.

How Leeds twice missed out on an underground system

October 1986 and traders deliver a petition opposing council plans to redevelop Kirkgate Market.

21 of the best photos take you back to 1986

Stanhope Drive showing part of the avenue of trees planted as a memorial to the 211 men and one woman from the town who gave their lives in the First World War.

16 photos take you back to Horsforth in the early 2000s

Dancers at a Speed Queen club night in 2006 - famous for its funky house and fondly remembered by those who dared to be different. Did you enjoy many a Saturday night here?

20 photos to take you back to nights out in Leeds in the Noughties

Christ Church on Meadow Lane pictured in July 1965.

Look back at these humble photos of Hunslet in the mid 1960s

August 1952. Picture shows The Gang in Armley which is located at the back of Town Street.

Intriguing photos capture life in Armley during the 1950s

An aerial view showing New York Road in the foreground becoming York Road at the Woodpecker junction. Pictured in 1963.

Fascinating photos showcase life in Burmantofts during the 1960s

Is this the Boar Lane you remember? Pictured in September 1974.

City centre memories: Walk down Boar Lane during the 1970s

Top Stories from the YEP

Paul Hart, 57, sadly died when his van collided with a car near Pontefract.

Family pays tribute to 'beloved' grandad killed in A628 crash

Greenfield (inset) died at HMP Moorland in Durham just months into his 10-year sentence.

'Vile' sex predator died behind bars just months into 10-year sentence

Clarence Park

Plans unveiled to host a new annual music festival in park

Celebrating 135 years of telling Leeds' stories

© 2026 Iconic Media Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Terms and Conditions Privacy notice