School crossing patrol officer Stuart Smith helps pupils at Christ Church Co of E School get across the road safely in July 1999.placeholder image
School crossing patrol officer Stuart Smith helps pupils at Christ Church Co of E School get across the road safely in July 1999. | Keith Lawson

Community-minded photos take you back to Armley and Wortley at the end of the 1990s

These wonderful photo memories celebrate a year in the life of two neighbouring west Leeds suburbs.

They focus on Armley and Wortley throughout 1999, during a 12 months which featured bags of community spirit as well as reflections of a postcode comfortable with itself. Sport, charity and school life plays a huge part in these memories as does contrasting traffic and travel stories. A major traffic artery in the community was revealed as Britain's fourth most polluted road while it proved 16th time lucky for one learner driver from Armley. This was LS12 in 1999. Do you recognise anyone? READ MORE: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Armley, Wortley and Farnley 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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