Westfield Crescent, which runs from left to right across the foreground. The photographer is standing with the junction of Rillbank Street behind and it continues with the two sets of steps climbing the cobbled hill inbetween the red brick terraced houses of Rosebank Grove, then Rosebank View. Pictured in November 1967.placeholder image
Westfield Crescent, which runs from left to right across the foreground. The photographer is standing with the junction of Rillbank Street behind and it continues with the two sets of steps climbing the cobbled hill inbetween the red brick terraced houses of Rosebank Grove, then Rosebank View. Pictured in November 1967. | West Yorkshire Archive Service

Brusque photos take you back to Burley in the 1960s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 4th Mar 2026, 04:45 GMT

These steps are sure to evoke memories for a generation of people who called Burley home in the 1960s.

They climbed all the way up the hill between Westfield Crescent and Rosebank Road. The photo is one of more than 10 charting a decade in the life of the community with landmarks, shops, places of worship and row upon row of terrace houses all in focus. The images 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Burley and Kirkstall LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

A row of through terraced houses on Woodsley Road with the Congregational Church visible on the left. On the right is Rillbank Street. Pictured in November 1967.

7. Burley in the 1960s

A row of through terraced houses on Woodsley Road with the Congregational Church visible on the left. On the right is Rillbank Street. Pictured in November 1967. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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On the left is number 35 Westfield Crescent a back-to-back terraced house. On the right is Rillbank Street with steps and a road leading to Rosebank Grove Pictured in November 1967.

8. Burley in the 1960s

On the left is number 35 Westfield Crescent a back-to-back terraced house. On the right is Rillbank Street with steps and a road leading to Rosebank Grove Pictured in November 1967. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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Four double fronted back-to-back houses on Westfield Crescent flanked by yards housing shared outside toilets and middens. A car is parked outside number 25 while overhead clothes are hung out on lines stretched across the street.

9. Burley in the 1960s

Four double fronted back-to-back houses on Westfield Crescent flanked by yards housing shared outside toilets and middens. A car is parked outside number 25 while overhead clothes are hung out on lines stretched across the street. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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A row of back-to-back terraced houses on Westfield Crescent separated between numbers 27 to 29 by a yard housing the shared toilet block. On the far left clothes are hung out on a line stretched across the street. On the far right Rillbank Street is visible leading up to Rosebank Grove. Pictured in November 1967.

10. Burley in the 1960s

A row of back-to-back terraced houses on Westfield Crescent separated between numbers 27 to 29 by a yard housing the shared toilet block. On the far left clothes are hung out on a line stretched across the street. On the far right Rillbank Street is visible leading up to Rosebank Grove. Pictured in November 1967. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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The rear gardens of through terraced houses numbers 68 to 94 Woodsley Road. In the distance is the roof and spire of the Woodsley Road Congregational Church. Pictured in November 1967.

11. Burley in the 1960s

The rear gardens of through terraced houses numbers 68 to 94 Woodsley Road. In the distance is the roof and spire of the Woodsley Road Congregational Church. Pictured in November 1967. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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