This view from July 1967 looks from the end of Parnaby Street onto Parnaby Crescent. On the left edge, industrial premises are visible. Numbers on Parnaby Crescent run from the left in ascending order to number 23 on the right which is next door to the Parnaby Road Post Office.This view from July 1967 looks from the end of Parnaby Street onto Parnaby Crescent. On the left edge, industrial premises are visible. Numbers on Parnaby Crescent run from the left in ascending order to number 23 on the right which is next door to the Parnaby Road Post Office.
This view from July 1967 looks from the end of Parnaby Street onto Parnaby Crescent. On the left edge, industrial premises are visible. Numbers on Parnaby Crescent run from the left in ascending order to number 23 on the right which is next door to the Parnaby Road Post Office.

16 honest photos chart a year in the life of Hunslet in the 1960s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 20th Apr 2024, 04:45 BST

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These wonderful photos are sure to resonate with a generation of residents who called Hunslet home in the 1960s.

The gallery charts a year in the life of the south Leeds suburb in 1967 and features an array of local landmarks as well as travelled streets which remain part of the community to this day. 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Hunslet, Belle Isle, Middleton and Stourton LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails

A view looking across Burton Road. Burton Crescent is to the left with numbers 3 then 1. This is the house at the corner with Burton Road and includes the adjacent shop premises numbered 6a Burton Road. To the right, 4 is a shoe repair shop, business of T. Burton. Burton Terrace is on the right. Pictured in October 1967.

7. Hunslet in 1967

A view looking across Burton Road. Burton Crescent is to the left with numbers 3 then 1. This is the house at the corner with Burton Road and includes the adjacent shop premises numbered 6a Burton Road. To the right, 4 is a shoe repair shop, business of T. Burton. Burton Terrace is on the right. Pictured in October 1967. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Number 8 Burton Road, a large detached house in derelict condition. The house is facing towards what had been the garden (garages had been erected on the site), with Burton Road behind. On the opposite side of Burton Road, Fairford Terrace is on the left, Primrose Lane to the right. Pictured in October 1967.

8. Hunslet in 1967

Number 8 Burton Road, a large detached house in derelict condition. The house is facing towards what had been the garden (garages had been erected on the site), with Burton Road behind. On the opposite side of Burton Road, Fairford Terrace is on the left, Primrose Lane to the right. Pictured in October 1967. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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View looks across gardens and open land to the rear of properties on Woodhouse Hill Road. The railway line is just out of view beyond the right edge. Pictured in July 1967.

9. Hunslet in 1967

View looks across gardens and open land to the rear of properties on Woodhouse Hill Road. The railway line is just out of view beyond the right edge. Pictured in July 1967. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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This view from July 1967 looks across the back gardens of properties which fronted onto Woodhouse Hill Road. A neat lawn and well trimmed hedge can be seen in the foreground with plants growing up canes seen on the right. Behind this, a line of washing is visible.

10. Hunslet in 1967

This view from July 1967 looks across the back gardens of properties which fronted onto Woodhouse Hill Road. A neat lawn and well trimmed hedge can be seen in the foreground with plants growing up canes seen on the right. Behind this, a line of washing is visible. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Burton Road is on the left, just in from the left edge is the end of Burton Grove. The shop is number 6 Burton Road, business of T. Burton, shoe repairs. Moving right 4 Burton Road is 'Cockburn Tuck Shop' run by A. Gifford. Next, Burton Terrace the odd numbered side in view, this is looking in the direction of Tunstall Road. Pictured in October 1967.

11. Hunslet in 1967

Burton Road is on the left, just in from the left edge is the end of Burton Grove. The shop is number 6 Burton Road, business of T. Burton, shoe repairs. Moving right 4 Burton Road is 'Cockburn Tuck Shop' run by A. Gifford. Next, Burton Terrace the odd numbered side in view, this is looking in the direction of Tunstall Road. Pictured in October 1967. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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the workshop and office of W.H.Newton and Co. monumental masons on Middleton Road in July 1967. This yard is filled with finished headstones and blocks of stone waiting for use. Beneath the name of the company over the workshop door is written 'Memories of Distinction'. The proprietor at this time was W.E.Cresswell.

12. Hunslet in 1967

the workshop and office of W.H.Newton and Co. monumental masons on Middleton Road in July 1967. This yard is filled with finished headstones and blocks of stone waiting for use. Beneath the name of the company over the workshop door is written 'Memories of Distinction'. The proprietor at this time was W.E.Cresswell. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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