A boy holds onto the reins of a horse pulling a rag and bone cart. The cart is piled with old clothes and has several balloons tied to the back. It was taken along Burmantofts Street in 1964. It is one of 22 photos featured in this wonderful gallery of memories a decade of life around Burmantofts in the 1960s. Landmarks, shops and schools as well as streets which were demolished as part of slum clearance plans are all featured. The images are a mix from West Yorkshire Archive Service and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
19. Burmantofts in the 1960s
Land clearance at the rear of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in 1964. In the centre old properties still stand including those in Moody's Yard and Lyndhurst Street. The land became the site of Agnes Stewart C. of E. High School. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
20. Burmantofts in the 1960s
A Grocers shop at the corner of Melrose Street and Fertile Street in May 1960. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
21. Burmantofts in the 1960s
An off-licence which fronted onto Shakespeare Street pictured in March 1965. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
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Share your memories of Burmantofts in the 1960s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service