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
13. Leeds General Infirmary
An undated colour-tinted postcard showing Leeds General Infirmary on Great George Street. It opened in May 1868 by the Prince of Wales and replaced the previous hospital on Infirmary Street whose origins dated back to 1768. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, who was influenced by French hospitals he had seen on a visit with chief physician Dr. Charles Chadwick. The east wing, seen on the right here, was added in the same style by George Corson in 1891-92. Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council
14. Women and Children's Hospital
A postcard, with a postdate of April 15, 1911, showing the Women and Children's Hospital situated on Woodbine Place/Coventry Place. The Hospital for Women and Children first opened in 1853 on East Parade and transferred to this location in 1861. It was opened by the Earl of Carlisle in October of 1861. It later changed is name to the Hospital for Women at Leeds and in 1974 moved to Roundhay Hall leaving the old buildings to be demolished. Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council
15. University of Leeds
Postcard with a postmark of August 21, 1913 showing buildings of Leeds University on University Road. The university's origins lie in 1874 when a textile college was opened on Cookridge Street with 24 students. The site shown here was acquired in 1877 and the buildings designed by Alfred Waterhouse began with the Clothworkers Court on the left. In 1878 the college became known as the Yorkshire College and it merged with the Medical School in 1884. An engineering department was added in 1886. The Great Hall, seen in the centre, was opened in October 1894. On April 1904 a Royal Charter was signed creating Leeds University. Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council
16. Leeds Training College
Postcard with a postmark May 15, 1914, showing views of Leeds Training College at Beckett Park. This teacher training college had recently opened (1913) but was soon to be taken over as a military hospital during the First World War. Later part of the City of Leeds and Carnegie College then Leeds Polytechnic, it is now a campus of Leeds Metropolitan University. Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council
17. Kirkstall Abbey
A colour-tinted postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey with a postal date of April 20, 1908. Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council
18. City Square
An undated postcard view of City Square centred on the War Memorial with the Majestic Cinema behind. Wellington Street is to the left and Quebec Street to the right. The War Memorial by Henry Charles Fehr was unveiled on October 10, 1922. It was removed to the Garden of Rest on The Headrow in 1937. The Majestic, which housed a ballroom and a restaurant as well as a cinema, also opened in 1922, on June 5. After the cinema closed in 1969 it became Top Rank Bingo and then a nightclub. Now the home of Channel 4. Photo: Artemis, Leeds City Council