Leeds nostalgia: 16 photos celebrate the wonder of Woodhouse in 1965

These wonderful photos chart a year in the life of Woodhouse in the mid-1960s.

By Andrew Hutchinson

Published 22nd Sep 2023, 04:45 GMT

They capture an age of innocence, feature the birthplace of a suffragette and take you down row and row of streets which now have no name. 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: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

Two children sit on a homemade 'bogie' or go-cart. Seen from Cross Speedwell Street, view looks onto, three back-to-back properties on Speedwell Row, numbers run from 1 to 5 left to right. Washing hangs across the street

1. Woodhouse in 1965

Two children sit on a homemade 'bogie' or go-cart. Seen from Cross Speedwell Street, view looks onto, three back-to-back properties on Speedwell Row, numbers run from 1 to 5 left to right. Washing hangs across the street Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

August 1965 Even numbered back-to-back properties on Viscount Terrace. Numbers 8 to 2 run from the left edge to the centre with Viscount Place just visible on the right edge. View looks from Melville Place.

2. Wortley in 1965

August 1965 Even numbered back-to-back properties on Viscount Terrace. Numbers 8 to 2 run from the left edge to the centre with Viscount Place just visible on the right edge. View looks from Melville Place. Photo: asas

A boy sits on a homemade 'bogie', a kind of go-cart usually constructed of pram wheels and timber on Viscount Place in the direction of Sugarwell Hill. Pictured in August 1965.

3. Woodhouse in 1965

A boy sits on a homemade 'bogie', a kind of go-cart usually constructed of pram wheels and timber on Viscount Place in the direction of Sugarwell Hill. Pictured in August 1965. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

Washing hangs across Viscount Street in August 1965. An outside toilet block can be seen on the right edge. This area was redeveloped after slum clearance with the North West Leeds Working Men's Club now occupying this site.

4. Woodhouse in 1965

Washing hangs across Viscount Street in August 1965. An outside toilet block can be seen on the right edge. This area was redeveloped after slum clearance with the North West Leeds Working Men's Club now occupying this site. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

A child stands in the doorway of a house on Melville Street in August 1965. This photo taken prior to slum clearance.

5. Woodhouse in 1965

A child stands in the doorway of a house on Melville Street in August 1965. This photo taken prior to slum clearance. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service

Cross Speedwell Street which also had frontage on Speedwell View in August 1965. Two children stand in the doorway of number 12. The Speedwell street names refer to a healing well or spa which had existed in this area at one time.

6. Woodhouse in 1965

Cross Speedwell Street which also had frontage on Speedwell View in August 1965. Two children stand in the doorway of number 12. The Speedwell street names refer to a healing well or spa which had existed in this area at one time. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service