These charming photos provide a fascinating insight into life at a Leeds school. They showcase life inside the classroom as well as on the playground and during assembly at Darley Street School down the decades. The images reveal how great emphasis was put on discipline and learning by repetition. The school was based at Leylands, an area north of the city centre and west of Mabgate. They are 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: Fantastic photos show life in Leeds during the 1910s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Darley Street School
Enjoy these photos showcasing life at Darley Street School. PICS: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Darley Street School
A class of infants learning to build with toy bricks. The children are sitting at their desks, each with a small amount of bricks. The teacher, on the right, is wearing a blouse with 'leg-o-mutton' sleeves. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Darley Street School
A class of children display their work. They have been making shapes and patterns by cutting cardboard. The walls are decorated with further examples. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Darley Street School
Girls and boys are seated two to a desk with two schoolmasters standing behind. The children are writing in their books, perhaps copying information from the chalk board. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Darley Street School
Class of infant children having a lesson in paper folding. Each child has a folded paper boat on the desk. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Darley Street School playground full of boys, all indulging in some form of physical activity. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net