Scatcherd Hill from Coffin Corner in August 1967, giving a similar view to 60 years earlier when the wall of Morley House stretched all down the left hand side pavement. The picture was taken at a time when the parade of shops on the right still catered for traditional Morley goods.placeholder image
Scatcherd Hill from Coffin Corner in August 1967, giving a similar view to 60 years earlier when the wall of Morley House stretched all down the left hand side pavement. The picture was taken at a time when the parade of shops on the right still catered for traditional Morley goods. | David Atkinson Archive

South Leeds: 21 of the finest photos take you back to Morley in the late 1960s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 22nd Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT

These evocative photos showcase a year in the life of Morley in the late 1960s.

They feature a range of local landmarks from Coffin Corner to the local Co-op as well as shopping streets including those in Morley Bottoms which were home to a range of independent retailers before the supermarket giants moved in nearby. The images are published courtesy of the David Atkinson Archive whose collection is housed on photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 57 of the best photos take you back to Morley town centre in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

Looking up Scatcherd Hill, Queen Street, from the traffic lights. The road and particularly the pavement on the right hand side have been widened after the demolition of the buildings there, but the display of bulbs and shrubs has not been started. The shops at the left hand side have not been cleaned as yet and traffic still seems rather sparse while there are still no double yellow lines.

19. Morley in 1967

Looking up Scatcherd Hill, Queen Street, from the traffic lights. The road and particularly the pavement on the right hand side have been widened after the demolition of the buildings there, but the display of bulbs and shrubs has not been started. The shops at the left hand side have not been cleaned as yet and traffic still seems rather sparse while there are still no double yellow lines. | David Atkinson Archive Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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Looking up Chapel Hill from near the traffic lights at the bottom of Queen Street. At this time the bus stop was still by Cheapside at the start of the hill and old established traders were still in the Bottoms e.g. R. A. B. Riley, N. Fox, A. Rogerson (Baxter's), J. Hutchins and Firths shoe repairers.

20. Morley in 1967

Looking up Chapel Hill from near the traffic lights at the bottom of Queen Street. At this time the bus stop was still by Cheapside at the start of the hill and old established traders were still in the Bottoms e.g. R. A. B. Riley, N. Fox, A. Rogerson (Baxter's), J. Hutchins and Firths shoe repairers. | David Atkinson Archive Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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Afternoon shadows in Queen Street looking at the Morley Industrial Co-operative Society Buldings on the main bank side. The foreground shadow is from the Town Hall Tower. At the time, all three sections of the Morley Co-op were still open. It looks as if the furnishing section has been moved into Society House, many of the buildings along Albion Street have been closed including the grocery store, and a supermarket for food has been made in the 1899 building next to the bank. The 1957 Society House appears to sell furniture upstairs and the 1938 red-brick building (Emporium) was joined onto Society House and was probably selling the same type of goods at this time. Before the Morley Co-op closed down the food supermarket had moved into Society House and the Emporium.

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Afternoon shadows in Queen Street looking at the Morley Industrial Co-operative Society Buldings on the main bank side. The foreground shadow is from the Town Hall Tower. At the time, all three sections of the Morley Co-op were still open. It looks as if the furnishing section has been moved into Society House, many of the buildings along Albion Street have been closed including the grocery store, and a supermarket for food has been made in the 1899 building next to the bank. The 1957 Society House appears to sell furniture upstairs and the 1938 red-brick building (Emporium) was joined onto Society House and was probably selling the same type of goods at this time. Before the Morley Co-op closed down the food supermarket had moved into Society House and the Emporium. | David Atkinson Archive Photo: David Atkinson Archive

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