The main image above features a swimming team from Burley Road County Primary School as they proudly display the trophy awarded to them as District Champions in 1959. This was a special year for the school as, for the previous six years, the trophy had been retained by the local Burley Church of England School. It is one of 20 photos which showcase life in the community during a decade of change. Landmarks, such as Burley Road, as well as pubs and shops are all in focus. The images are published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service as well as photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Burley in the 1950s
Burley Mills iron suspension bridge pictured in April 1954. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Burley in the 1950s
Burley Road, near the junction with Cross Greenhow Avenue, on the left, pictured in January 1955. At the junction is A. Woodhouse & Sons, painters. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Burley in the 1950s
A view down Belle Vue Road in April 1955. Past Abyssinia Street there is a small grocers and off-licence with a lorry parked outside. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Burley in the 1950s
Back-to-back houses on Spring Grove Place stand to the left of this view from March 1959. A shop selling coal bricks seen on the right edge. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
17. Burley in the 1950s
Cross Eldon Place prior to demolition in January 1959. Many of the houses have been vacated and stripped of fittings. The grocers shop is on the corner with Wordsworth Street. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
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