A view showing Chamberlain tram no.110, on route 2 to Moortown, stopping to pick up passengers on Harrogate Road. To the left of the photo is no.51 Harrogate Road, which is home to J.W. Bennett radio and the Leeds and Holbeck Building Society, by the junction with Club Row. To the right is Stainbeck Corner, the junction with Stainbeck Lane, with the edge of the Yorkshire Penny Bank just seen on the far right. Pictured in June 1951.placeholder image
A view showing Chamberlain tram no.110, on route 2 to Moortown, stopping to pick up passengers on Harrogate Road. To the left of the photo is no.51 Harrogate Road, which is home to J.W. Bennett radio and the Leeds and Holbeck Building Society, by the junction with Club Row. To the right is Stainbeck Corner, the junction with Stainbeck Lane, with the edge of the Yorkshire Penny Bank just seen on the far right. Pictured in June 1951. | Tramway Museum Society

Leeds nostalgia: 14 photo gems take you back to Chapel Allerton in the 1950s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 3rd Oct 2023, 04:45 GMT

Hop aboard for this trip down memory lane showcasing life around Chapel Allerton in the 1950s.

Well-travelled streets including Harrogate Road and Stainbeck Lane are in focus as well as shops, landmarks and trams which travelled through the heart of the community back in the day. The photos are a mix from the Tramway Museum Society as well as others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Chapel Allerton in the 1960s – Pubs and shops in focus LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

The stables on Gledhow Park Drive. The centre building has a clock on the front. A stone wall and field are in the foreground. A lamp is on the side of a building and large stone gateposts are visible. It was in the grounds of the former Chapel Allerton Hospital. Pictured in May 1950.

13. Chapel Allerton in the 1950s

The stables on Gledhow Park Drive. The centre building has a clock on the front. A stone wall and field are in the foreground. A lamp is on the side of a building and large stone gateposts are visible. It was in the grounds of the former Chapel Allerton Hospital. Pictured in May 1950. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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A view showing former Southampton tram, no.299, entering Stainbeck Lane from the junction with Harrogate Road, known as Stainbeck Corner. Another tram is seen towards the left. In the background are the Wesleyan Methodist Church on the left and Thrift Stores Ltd. on the right. Pictured in July 1951.

14. Chapel Allerton in the 1950s

A view showing former Southampton tram, no.299, entering Stainbeck Lane from the junction with Harrogate Road, known as Stainbeck Corner. Another tram is seen towards the left. In the background are the Wesleyan Methodist Church on the left and Thrift Stores Ltd. on the right. Pictured in July 1951. | Tramway Museum Society Photo: Tramway Museum Society

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