Five Lanes End at the junction of Upper Wortley Road, to the left and Oldfield Lane. Greenhill Lane, Lower Wortley Road and Dixon Lane also met here, hence the name. J. and K.D. Brown's general stores is in focus. This area was demolished and redeveloped. Pictured in March 1965.placeholder image
Five Lanes End at the junction of Upper Wortley Road, to the left and Oldfield Lane. Greenhill Lane, Lower Wortley Road and Dixon Lane also met here, hence the name. J. and K.D. Brown's general stores is in focus. This area was demolished and redeveloped. Pictured in March 1965. | West Yorkshire Archive Service

West Leeds: 19 wonderous photos take you back to Wortley in the mid-1960s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 10th Oct 2024, 04:45 GMT

These photos put the wonderous into Wortley as they showcase life around the west Leeds suburb during the mid-1960s.

They turn back the clock to 1965 and bring into focus local ,landmarks, shops, pubs and factories which will be remembered by a generation of people who called Worrley home back in the day. The images are published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, which collects and looks after the unique documentary heritage of the region dating from the 12th century to the present day - more than 800 years of local history. It also runs Catablogue, an online blog dedicated to preserving the past, serving the present and protecting the future. 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

Three properties on Oldfield Lane which had all at one time been shops, stand in the centre of this view, numbers run from 142 to 138, left to right. Number 138 is Joseph Schofield's gent hairdresser. On the right the side window of a 'Spar' grocery, business of Jack Burnett can be seen. Pictured in March 1965.

13. Wortley in 1965

Three properties on Oldfield Lane which had all at one time been shops, stand in the centre of this view, numbers run from 142 to 138, left to right. Number 138 is Joseph Schofield's gent hairdresser. On the right the side window of a 'Spar' grocery, business of Jack Burnett can be seen. Pictured in March 1965. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Elizabeth Street run from 27 on the left edge to the shop on the right which is number 33, an off-licence and general store. The 'special bottling' was carried out by Hey and Humphries Ltd, one of several ale and stout bottlers in Leeds. James Street can be seen on the right edge. Pictured in

14. Wortley in 1965

Elizabeth Street run from 27 on the left edge to the shop on the right which is number 33, an off-licence and general store. The 'special bottling' was carried out by Hey and Humphries Ltd, one of several ale and stout bottlers in Leeds. James Street can be seen on the right edge. Pictured in | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Odd-numbered back-to-back houses on Leamington Street pictured in May 1965.

15. Wortley in 1965

Odd-numbered back-to-back houses on Leamington Street pictured in May 1965. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Back-to-back houses on Florence Place, numbers run from 8 to 2, left to right. Numbers 72, then 74 Amberley Road follow. These had been a boot repairs and green grocers respectively, but now appear to be private residencies. Pictured in May 1965.

16. Wortley in 1965

Back-to-back houses on Florence Place, numbers run from 8 to 2, left to right. Numbers 72, then 74 Amberley Road follow. These had been a boot repairs and green grocers respectively, but now appear to be private residencies. Pictured in May 1965. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Percy Street is to the left and two commercial premises on Tong Road to the right. Mario's Espresso Bar at number 93 and John H. Long, radio repairs at number 95. The premises of R.T. Williamson and Co. Ltd., clothing manufacturers, are visible on the right edge, part of the Tong Road Mills complex

17. Wortley in 1965

Percy Street is to the left and two commercial premises on Tong Road to the right. Mario's Espresso Bar at number 93 and John H. Long, radio repairs at number 95. The premises of R.T. Williamson and Co. Ltd., clothing manufacturers, are visible on the right edge, part of the Tong Road Mills complex | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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On the left edge of this view is part of the row of shops known as Amberley buildings on Tong Road. Number 5, on the left edge is Albert H. Meechan, hairdresser, number 6 is William Pollard, boot repairer. The larger building on the end of the row is number 97 Tong Road. This had been the Alexandra Working Mens Club and institute until the 1940s and is now a printing works, business of Albert Stott. Pictured in May 1965.

18. Wortley in 1965

On the left edge of this view is part of the row of shops known as Amberley buildings on Tong Road. Number 5, on the left edge is Albert H. Meechan, hairdresser, number 6 is William Pollard, boot repairer. The larger building on the end of the row is number 97 Tong Road. This had been the Alexandra Working Mens Club and institute until the 1940s and is now a printing works, business of Albert Stott. Pictured in May 1965. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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