Ledgard’s Place was probably named after Samuel Ledgard who took over the Nelson Hotel on Armley Road from his father in the late 1890s. He later began and ran a thriving catering service, a cattle farming business, a steam wagon haulage firm, a tour firm and bus routes. The photo is of more than 20 charting a decade of memories around Armley. It also features local landmarks and shops as well as well travelled roads and streets which now have no name. 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. 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: 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
13. Armley in the 1950s
A row of back-to-back terraced houses on Winker Green pictured in November 1957. On the far left a car reg: AFR 836 is parked outside number 18. This area was soon to be demolished under a Leeds City Council slum clearance programme. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
14. Armley in the 1950s
Buildings on Winker Green at the rear of blind back terraced houses numbers 60 to 66 Theaker Lane. Building debris in the foreground suggests out buildings that have been demolished. Pictured in November 1957. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
15. Armley in the 1950s
A yard off Winker Green. On the left and at the rear are small workshop/garage style buildings. The whole yard is filled with indusrial debris and scrap metal. In the foreground a man stands next to a overloaded wheel barrow with 'C. Hanshaw, Armley Leeds' printed on the side. Pictured in November 1957. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
16. Armley in the 1950s
A row of back-to-back terraced houses on Ledgard's Place pictured in November 1957. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
17. Armley in the 1950s
A row of four back-to-back terraced houses on a cobled street. On the far left is the entrance to Eyres Place and on the right is a shared outside toilet block where a sig reads 'No Entry' to heavy traffic. Pictured in November 1957. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
18. Armley in the 1950s
The rear of through by light terraced houses numbers 48 to 50 Theaker Lane. Children are visible stood in the cobbled street in the foreground. Pictured in November 1957. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service