Enjoy these photo memories from around Kirkstall in the 1950s. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.netplaceholder image
Enjoy these photo memories from around Kirkstall in the 1950s. PIC: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

14 kickass photos take you back to Kirkstall in the 1950s

This Kirkstall landmark raises a glass to a decade of memories from the 1950s.

The Bridge Inn on Kirkstall Bridge is the first in a long line of landmarks in focus from around the community. Others include Kirkstall Forge, Kirkstall Power Station, Kirkstall Road and of course Kirkstall Abbey. The images are a mix from the YEP archive, West Yorkshire Archive Service and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Burley and Kirkstall LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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