All roads lead to Seacroft in this gallery of memories charting a decade in the life of the east Leeds suburb. The 1960s is the direction of travel with a wide range of local landmarks featured in this wonderful collection of photos. It proved to be a decade of enormous change for the community, in part thanks to the opening of Seacroft Civic Centre, the first large scale shopping and civic centre development serving a large area to the outskirts of the city. The centre was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II and was planned to feature 71 shops, 60 maisonettes, 4 large stores, office blocks, banks, restaurants, estate office and pub. The 24 photos which make up this gallery are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 15 photos take you back to Seacroft Shopping Centre during the 1960s and 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Seacroft in the 1960s
Ton Ginley uses a knife band cutter at Weaver to Wearer in October 1963. | YPN Photo: YPN
14. Seacroft in the 1960s
The upper precinct of the Seacroft Centre pictured in October 1965 with a 17 storey block of flats in the background. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Seacroft in the 1960s
Inside Seacroft Civic Youth Club in March 1965. | YPN Photo: YPN
16. Seacroft in the 1960s
Sheltered by the trees of the village church, and overlooked by towering modern flats, the cottages and village green pictured in November 1967. | YPN Photo: YPN
17. Seacroft in the 1960s
The bird's eye view which many Seacroft people get from their lofty flats near the shopping centre - block upon block of council houses disappear into the winter mist. Pictured in December 1967. | YPN Photo: YPN
