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
19. Armley in the 1960s
Abbott Street and Armley Road pictured in February 1968. The building on the far left is the Marsden Excelsior Ltd sheet metal works. The shed on the far right of the gable end is the Castleton Post office and chemist, advertising national health service prescriptions dispensed here. The shop on the the right is D & M Darbishire newsagents. | West Yorkshire Archive Service Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service