Middleton in the 1930s is the focus of this wonderful collection of photo charting a decade in the life of the south Leeds suburb. It proved to be a time of change for Miggy and its residents as construction was well underway on a housing estate which would prove home sweet home for generations of people. Shopping is also featured with the Leeds Co-op in focus as well as shops on Middleton Park Circus. 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
1. Middleton in the 1930s
A parade of shops on left hand side of Middleton Park Circus in November 1933. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
2. Middleton in the 1930s
Tivoli Cinema in April 1937. The featured films were Randolph Scott in 'And sudden Death' and 'Early to Bed' with Mary Boland and Charlie Ruggles. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
3. Middleton in the 1930s
Photo of Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society store on Middleton Park Road taken from across the tramlines in July 1939. The detail is not clear, but the original shows a boy struggling with groceries and a row of shops below the Co-op. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
4. Middleton in the 1930s
Bedfords confectioners on Middleton Park Road in December 1938. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
5. Middleton in the 1930s
Bedford Confectioners shop on corner of Middleton Park Road with Middleton Park Circus. Goods can be seen displayed in shop windows. Pictured in December 1938. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
6. Middleton in the 1930s
The corner of the Ring Road on the Middleton side of Dewsbury Road pictured in December 1938. Semi detached houses on Waincliffe Mount visible in the distance. A woman with shopping is in the middle ground, plus newspaper placards and Hemingways shop. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net