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Strand Cinema on Jack Lane pictured in July 1964. | West Yorkshire Archive Service

Heuristic photos take you back to Hunslet in the mid 1960s

These wonderful photos are sure to evoke memories for a generation of people who called Hunslet home in the mid 1960s.

They turn back the clock to 1964 and bring in to focus a range of local landmarks including the Strand Cinema which had closed three years earlier. It went on to became the Strand Bingo Hall until the premises were demolished as the area was scheduled for slum clearance. Other landmarks under the spotlight include Bewerley Street Infant School and a newsagents run a Leeds United star after his playing days had ended. 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. 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: 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

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