Danny Ashcroft and Joan Burnell are pictured outside Holy Trinity Church after tying the knot in January 1962. The photo is one of 11 charting a decade of life along Boar Lane in the 1960s. The gallery of memories also includes shops and cinemas which are sure to be remembered by a generation of people who visited the city centre to work, rest and play. The photos are a mix from the YEP archive and West Yorkshire Archive Service as well as others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Watch - Secrets of Leeds Queens Hotel revealed including hidden tunnel LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Boar Lane in the 1960s
A wedding group outside Holy Trinity Church. Danny Ashcroft, chimpanzee trainer, married Joan Burnell, a circus showgirl. Pictured in January 1962. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
2. Boar Lane in the 1960s
Boar Lane looking towards the Corn Exchange from the Griffin Hotel in August 1962. On the left is the Kee Hong Chinese Restaurant at number 55A Boar Lane, then L & C Rubber Co. Ltd., Thornton's Chocolate Kabin and Bewlay Pipes. The next junction is Albion Street. On the right hand side there is Boots and Owen & Robinson Ltd | YPN Photo: YPN
3. Boar Lane in the 1960s
Duncan Street looking west towards Boar Lane, taken from the junction with Call Lane. On the left are two public houses, the Star & Garter and the Duncan. Pictured in January 1964. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Boar Lane in the 1960s
Demolition in progress on the Royal Exchange buildings of number 1A Park Row, located at the junction with Boar Lane next to City Square. Pictured in May 1964. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Boar Lane in the 1960s
Boar Lane showing the demolition of Royal Exchange Buildings taking place in May 1964. Several people have stopped to watch. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Boar Lane in the 1960s
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S. Walsh, and his wife, the Lady Mayoress, attend the opening of Christian Aid Week at the Holy Trinity Church in May 1967. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net