They showcase a simple pleasure as a youngster - playing out with friends on the streets they called home. Streets in focus include Rosebank Grove, Westfield Crescent, Rillbank Street and Woodsley Road. These photos were all taken around Burley in 1969 by photographer Eric Jaquier, whose collection is housed on Leeds City Council photographic archive Leodis. 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
1. Burley in 1969
Rillbank Street where several people can be seen, including children playing, at the junction with Westfield Crescent. The photographer, Eric Jacquier, was standing on one of several flights of steps leading down from Rosebank Road. | Eric Jacquier Photo: Eric Jacquier
2. Burley in 1969
Rillbank Street taken from Westfield Crescent. A series of steps with hand-rails climb up either side to Rosebank Road. The two large properties seen in the background are the rear of large terraces, numbers 181 and 179 Belle Vue Road. Small children run towards the ambulance parked in Rillbank Street. | Eric Jaquier Photo: Eric Jaquier
3. Burley in 1969
Westfield Crescent looking towards Woodsley Road. Behind the young boy practicing his football skills is the junction with Rosebank Street. | Eric Jaquier Photo: Eric Jaquier
4. Burley in 1969
A group of young boys playing street ball games in Westfield Crescent. The gas lamp post stands at the corner with Rosebank Street. The two streets seen in the background are left, Back Rosebank Crescent and Rosebank Crescent. Beyond Woodsley Road, at the top of Westfield Crescent, is just visible. | Eric Jaquier Photo: Eric Jaquier
5. Burley in 1969
Children playing in Westfield Crescent, left, and Rillbank Street, right. A girl on roller skates practices her ball skills while a small boy watches. A little girl in the foreground looks directly at the photographer. Steps with handrails flank the cobbled Rillbank Street and a young man and a woman begin the descent from Back Rosebank Grove. | Eric Jaquier Photo: Eric Jaquier
6. Burley in 1969
A group of young boys play a game of football in Westfield Crescent while a toddler leaning against a gas street lamp looks on. Even the dog is joining in. | Eric Jaquier Photo: Eric Jaquier