They turn back the clock to the 1950s and bring into focus a decade which featured celebrations as well as social change for the community. The main photo shows the flats at Cavalier House decorated for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. The flats were demolished after 1993 during road upgrading work on East Street, but to keep the community that lived there together, the residents were re-housed in 36 new flats built less than a mile away on Easy Road. This gallery also features rows of terraced houses as well as a pub which helped the community rest and unwind. The photos are 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: 26 radical photos take you back to Richmond Hill in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Richmond Hill in the 1950s
This photos from August 1950 shows number 3 Temple View Grove next to a derelict number 22 Chantrell Street. The front door to number 3 is open and a boy and a girl look at the camera from inside. Sandbags are piled up outsie the house. Advertisements for Wisk washing powder and "our Gracie sings again" are visible on the side of number 22 | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Richmond Hill in the 1950s
Number 22 Chantrell Street next to number 3 Temple View Grove. Number 22 is derelict and has been bricked up and cordoned off. Advertisements for Wisk washing powder and "our Gracie sings again" are on the side of number 22. Street lamps stretch off into the distance. Two vans are visible in the background. Pictured in June 1950. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Richmond Hill in the 1950s
This view from June 1950 shows nos. 68 & 70 Temple View Place by the junction with East Park Drive. Two women and a girl look at the camera. A lorry and a streetlamp are visible. There is barbed wire over a gate between the two houses. These houses were about to be demolished to make way for an electricity sub-station. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net