Many of the streets featured in this gallery of memories charting a year in the life of Armley in the mid 1960s now have no name. 1966 is the focus on this trip down memory lane and brings under the spotlight shops and streets which will be familiar to a generation of those who called the suburb home back in the day. They also may bring a tear to the eye with row upon row of terraced housing demolished in the community as part of slum clearance plans. The photos are published courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, which collects and looks after the unique documentary heritage of the region dating from the 12th century to the present day - more than 800 years of local history. It also runs Catablogue, an online blog dedicated to preserving the past, serving the present and protecting the future. READ MORE: What remains of six Armley pubs we have loved and lost and the stories behind them LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

19. Armley in 1966
Two back-to-back properties on Main Road, number 19 to the left is a fish and chip shop with an outside light and advertisements for Tizer in the window. Number 21 follows to the right. These buildings were due for demolition in line with slum clearance plans for the city of Leeds. Pictured in September 1966. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

20. Armley in 1966
Two commercial properties on Main Road pictured in September 1966. In the centre is Windsors licensed betting office at number 47 with G.B. Motors following to the right at number 51 offering panel beating and cellulose spraying. Two men stand in the door of the bookmakers. In the background are properties on Back Colton Road. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

21. Armley in 1966
Odd numbered property on Cardwell Street, seen from Main Street in September 1966. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service


