Meanwood Laundry on Church Lane is the focus of the main image which celebrates a decade in the life around the community. It will remembered by generations of those who called LS16 home back in the day with a laundry on this site since the early 1900s. This gallery also features shops as well as streets now with no name after being included in slum clearance plans for the area. The photos 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: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Tannery Square in March 1966.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU1YjQ5Y2E3LTA0YzktNGMzYy04MmQzLTgxMTIwMGQ0YTc5Mzo2Zjk1NWJjMi1lZDkwLTQyODItOTY5Zi1mNWQ5NzhjNjRhYmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Meanwood in the 1960s
Tannery Square in March 1966.Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
![Odd and even numbered houses on Hutton's Row pictured in March 1966. They were included in slum clearance plans for the Green Road area.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg3MDZiNWRkLTQ4MGEtNDE2ZC1hMmM5LTFiZTZlNGYwODZlNDowZDlmZGIxNy05NzM2LTQyNzMtYjM2My1lOGNjOThkMmE5NjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Meanwood in the 1960s
Odd and even numbered houses on Hutton's Row pictured in March 1966. They were included in slum clearance plans for the Green Road area.Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
![Blind back houses on Providence Square pictured in March 1966.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZmZjYxZDY3LTQyY2QtNDJiZS1iNmFmLTFkNDlhNjgxZDM5Njo2NzI5ODk2MS1hMmRkLTQzZDQtYTQ0Mi0wZWJlMDhiZDBmOTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Meanwood in the 1960s
Blind back houses on Providence Square pictured in March 1966.Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
![Green Road runs from the left of the view, Cross Green Row runs to the right. In the centre is a Leeds Industrial Co-op Society Ltd supermarket.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYxNGM4N2RmLTU3MWQtNDU5Yi1iNjcyLWRkMmVmOWE3NDNjMDplYjFhMjg3NC1lNGRlLTRlM2UtOGYzYy1hYTY2OWQ4YzZhOTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
10. Meanwood in the 1960s
Green Road runs from the left of the view, Cross Green Row runs to the right. In the centre is a Leeds Industrial Co-op Society Ltd supermarket.Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
![The Meanwood Laundry Ltd on Church Lane in March 1966. This firm had existed on the site since the early 1900s.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU4ZTI3NGFmLWY2ODAtNGU0NS1iZGIxLTY1ZjlhNTNjMjczOTo5M2M3MDk5Zi1hYzMxLTRmNTYtOTA4Mi1mNjFjNTMwZDg5NDA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
11. Meanwood in the 1960s
The Meanwood Laundry Ltd on Church Lane in March 1966. This firm had existed on the site since the early 1900s.Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Parkside Road in October 1969. In the foreground are the entrances to three outside toilets with wooden doors.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdiNDUxMjU5LWQwMjktNDZmMC04MGQwLTk4NTliYzA3NWI3ZDpkYzNkY2E1OC00ZjM3LTQ4NDctYTkxMC0wZWRmMTAzMzBjOGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. Meanwood in the 1960s
Parkside Road in October 1969. In the foreground are the entrances to three outside toilets with wooden doors.Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service