Pubs, shops, local landmarks and street scenes are featured in this gallery of memories from the 1950s with the suburb’s rich industrial heritage also in focus. 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Hunslet, Belle Isle, Middleton and Stourton LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Hunslet in the 1950s
Back Addington Street in December 1958. Pictured is the outside toilet building at the rear of the New Fleece Inn, a House of Hey, beer house. The pub can be reached through the doorway on the left. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
14. Hunslet in the 1950s
Drayton Manor Yard in December 1958. A childs tricycle stands outside number 13. While another smaller one sits outside number 2. Two women stand chatting in the doorway of number 3. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
15. Hunslet in the 1950s
Cresent in December 1958. On the left is number 3, a through by light terraced house. Number 5, a back-to-back property is located in the gable end of the terrace. On the right, are some short walls, the remains of shared outside toilets. The terraced houses visible in the background on the left are numbers 1 to 33 Dane Street while on the right railings mark the start of the corporation yard. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service