A steam train passes over Ribblehead Viaduct in January 1960. — A steam train passes over Ribblehead Viaduct in January 1960. | YPN

placeholder image — A steam train passes over Ribblehead Viaduct in January 1960. | YPN

29 of the most talked about photos take you around Yorkshire in 1960

By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 2nd Jul 2023, 04:45 BST

Updated 1st Jul 2024, 09:56 BST

These evocative photos celebrate a year around God’s own county at the dawn of the 1960s.

This gallery showcases the stories making the news around Yorkshire in 1960. And all four corners of the county are featured – from Beverley and Malton through to Scarborough and Whitby as well as the Yorkshire Dales. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, feature some familiar faces as well as well-known landmarks. READ MORE: 24 photo memories take you around Yorkshire in 1970 YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

The River Aire by night from Leeds Bridge in November 1960.

13. Leeds

The River Aire by night from Leeds Bridge in November 1960. | YPN Photo: YPN

Thornton-in-Craven pictured in March 1960.

14. Thornton-in-Craven

Thornton-in-Craven pictured in March 1960. | YPN Photo: YPN

Racehorses at exercise on Beverley Westwood in July 1960.

15. Beverley

Racehorses at exercise on Beverley Westwood in July 1960. | YPN Photo: YPN

A milk van makes its way through Ackworth near Pontefract in October 1960.

16. Ackworth

A milk van makes its way through Ackworth near Pontefract in October 1960. | YPN Photo: YPN

The village of Addingham pictured in October 1960.

17. Addingham

The village of Addingham pictured in October 1960. | YPN Photo: YPN

A floodlit Fountains Abbey in May 1960.

18. Fountains Abbey

A floodlit Fountains Abbey in May 1960. | YPN Photo: YPN

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