They turn back the clock to the 1950s to showcase a decade in the life of the west Leeds suburb and its residents. They feature shops, pubs and trams all of which played a huge part in the heart of the community. They are published courtesy of the Tramway Museum Society and 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: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Armley, Wortley and Farnley LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
![View of tram no.585 outside the New Inn public house on Tong Road, the tramway terminus for Wortley. One of 90 Felthams which came to Leeds from London, it is here about to turn around to make the journey to Halton on route 20. Houses on Albany Street can be seen in the background on the right. Pictured in July 1956.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJiMzZhNmIyLWE5NmUtNDA4YS1hNDFiLWRjMjMzOGU3Mjg3YzpkOTQ1NWQ5Yi05MzMzLTQ4MGItOTgxNS1jMzlmNWI3M2ViMzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Wortley in the 1950s
View of tram no.585 outside the New Inn public house on Tong Road, the tramway terminus for Wortley. One of 90 Felthams which came to Leeds from London, it is here about to turn around to make the journey to Halton on route 20. Houses on Albany Street can be seen in the background on the right. Pictured in July 1956. Photo: Tramway Museum Society
![H R Stainsby and Sons, haulage contractor, on Upper Wortley Road showing waste and scrap metal pipes, girders, drums, tyres, a truck and shed. The buildings in the top right of the photograph were known as Top Fold. Pictured in August 1955.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEyZjdjNjQxLTFlNTctNDNlYi04NjZmLWI4YjgwNGM1MmIyNTpiMjQyNDBiMC1kN2EyLTQ5MGItODE5ZC1iZmY2MmUxMTdmZDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Wortley in the 1950s
H R Stainsby and Sons, haulage contractor, on Upper Wortley Road showing waste and scrap metal pipes, girders, drums, tyres, a truck and shed. The buildings in the top right of the photograph were known as Top Fold. Pictured in August 1955. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Looking north east shows the railway bridge over Oldfield Lane in March 1956. Trees and an entrance to Wortley recreation ground can be seen to the right. An advertisement for Booth's dry gin is on the left in the foreground and one for Turog bread is to the right of the bridge.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjczMTA2NDEwLTEyYmEtNGQ2Ni1hNDg5LWU5YmVkMjRkYjRmMjo1NzYxY2RhYy05MTUzLTQ3N2YtYTRhNC02MTllYjI0OGIyMDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Wortley in the 1950s
Looking north east shows the railway bridge over Oldfield Lane in March 1956. Trees and an entrance to Wortley recreation ground can be seen to the right. An advertisement for Booth's dry gin is on the left in the foreground and one for Turog bread is to the right of the bridge. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![A woman stands in the doorway of a house on Walker's Place in June 1959.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA2N2NlZmUwLTU0MzMtNDk4Mi1hYjdlLTM2YzY1YzFhNDhkZjpjZDE1NzkxNi1jN2I5LTQwYmQtYTVjNS0wZDExMWM4NjI5Y2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Wortley in the 1950s
A woman stands in the doorway of a house on Walker's Place in June 1959. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
![Back-to-back properties on Skilbeck Street in June 1959. On the right edge is number 5a, a small barbers also selling tobacco. The shop was run by E. Tiler and has a striped pole to the side of the doorway.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk4YmRhNjQxLWFhZDEtNDM1OS1iNzdhLTJhNGE5OTBlYjY2NDpjZWI0MzhiYS1iNTU4LTRmN2EtOWRkYS04MDU1NzA3MjkxMzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Wortley in the 1950s
Back-to-back properties on Skilbeck Street in June 1959. On the right edge is number 5a, a small barbers also selling tobacco. The shop was run by E. Tiler and has a striped pole to the side of the doorway. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service
![Skilbeck Street and Walker's Place in June 1959.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM4ODg0YWFlLWYyZWYtNDcyNS04YTE5LTRiNzcwYWQwZDJmMDoyZWMyNmMwOS0xNWM2LTRjZDEtYTc1Yy1mOTJlYTExMTM0MjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Wortley in the 1950s
Skilbeck Street and Walker's Place in June 1959. Photo: West Yorkshire Archive Service