All aspects of community are featured in this gallery of memories – from schools and shops, through to pubs, places of worship, local factories and well-travelled streets. 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: 24 ace photos take you back to Armley in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? L;OVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

13. Armley in the 1960s
Enjoy these photo memories from around Armley in the 1960s. PIC: West Yorkshire Archive Service | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

14. Armley in the 1960s
Armley Town Street in July 1960. Two shops are visible, a confectioners, the business of Evelyn Dunn and seen towards the right is Amy Welborn's woollen drapers. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

15. Armley in the 1960s
The Ley Lane end of Parliament Road with a block of three back-to-back terraced houses with an outside yard and toilet on the right pictured in February 1968. Empty milk bottles sit on the window sills. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

16. Armley in the 1960s
Back-to-back terraces on Abbott Place off Armley Road in February 1968. On the corner a letter box stands outside the Castleton Post Office also the National Insurance dispensing chemist run by E.D. Garvin M.P.S. To the right of this is D & M Darbishire newsagents, advertising Capstan and Players cigarettes, with an advertisement for Dettol wall mounted above the shop. Just seen on the far right is Abbot Street. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

17. Armley in the 1960s
Armley Ridge Road towards the junction with Town Street in July 1960. A. Bolton drapers can just be seen on the left edge. Moving right is a fish and chip shop. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

18. Armley in the 1960s
Enjoy these photo memories from around Armley in the 1960s. PIC: West Yorkshire Archive Service | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service


