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Leeds-Morley Tram route, opening

July 1911. Black and white postcard made up of two photographs. The top photograph shows the first tram car to travel the route between Leeds and Morley on 2nd July 1911. It is ca...

Bus outside the Prospect Mill during World War II, drawing by Eric B. Farr

1940s. Coloured pen drawing by Eric B. Farr showing a bus waiting outside the Prospect Mill in Victoria Road during World War II. It is based on a photograph supplied by David Atk...

Laneside House off Victoria Road

August 1968. View of Laneside House, a substantial stone-built residence located off Victoria Road. It belonged to the Crowther family who owned Laneside Mill and manufactured woo...

Boundary stone, Victoria Road

August 1968. Image shows the Boundary Stone between Churchwell and Morley on Victoria Road. The pair of semi-detached houses, Northfield, left, and Hillgarth, right, are actually ...

Queen Street, flight of old steps leading to Troy Hill

May 2009. Image shows a flight of old stone steps which lead to Troy Hill from Queen Street. They start between Crispin's Shoe Shop at number 13 Queen Street and the Tasty Balti a...

Wesley Street, nos.32-50

21st January 1982. View of Wesley Street showing, from right, nos.32-50. The buildings appear to be mostly residential with a shop/off-licence at no.46 towards the left. In the fo...

Wesley Street, nos.32-40

21st January 1982. View of Wesley Street showing, from left, houses numbered in descending order from no.40 to 32. Further along is Wesley Street Mills, while in the background on...

Wesley Street, from Oddfellow Street

21st January 1982. View of Wesley Street seen from the junction with Oddfellow Street. On the left is no.12a, which appears to be a dwelling. On the right is the Laurence Garage, ...

Wesley Street, garage yard

21st January 1982. View of a yard off Wesley Street, between Laurence Garage, seen on the right, and no.12a on the left. Behind the garage, which offers panel beating, painting an...

Wesley Street, looking south-west

21st January 1982. Looking south-west along Wesley Street. On the right is the former Wesley Street Mill, here accommodating various small industrial units. The mill dates back to...

Wesley Street, junction with Oddfellow Street

21st January 1982. View of Wesley Street showing the junction with Oddfellow Street. Nos.11-23 Wesley Street can be seen going towards the right while on the left is part of a blo...

Wesley Street, garage yard

21st January 1982. View of a yard at the side of the Laurence Garage on Wesley Street. Several cars are parked and the building on the left has a notice reading 'MOT Waiting Room'...

Morley Library, Commercial Street

1996. View of Morley Library on Commercial Street, seen from the car park of the Church Hall opposite. This branch was opened on 27th October 1906 and is now listed. To the left i...

Morley Library, Commercial Street

1996. View of Morley Branch Library on Commercial Street, a listed building dating back to 1906. A car park can be seen on the left and in the background are the backs of building...

Commercial Street, Morley Library

c1980s. Front view of Morley Library, situated in Commercial Street, a Grade-II listed building dating back to 1906.

Commercial Street, Morley Library

c1980s. View of Morley Branch Library situated in Commercial Street. Opened on 27th October 1906, it is now a listed building. Cars are parked on the road outside.

Commercial Street, Morley Library

c1980. View of Morley Branch Library on Commercial Street, a listed building opened on 27th October 1906. Cars are parked in front and at the side.

Commercial Street, Morley Library, side view

c1980s. Close-up view of the side of Morley Library. Situated on Commercial Street, this Grade II listed building dates from 1906.

Commercial Street, Morley Library, side view

c1980s. Side view of Morley Library on Commercial Street, showing a car park to the left and the rear of buildings at nos.83-85 Queen Street in the background. Morley Library is a...

Commercial Street, Morley Library, side view

c1980s. Side view of Morley Branch library on Commercial Street, with a path known as Little Lane on the right which leads down to Queen Street. Morley Library is a listed buildin...

Ackroyd Street, number 20, grocery shop and off license

Undated. View of number 20 Ackroyd Street, a grocery business and off licence. Ackroyd Street is visible on the far right, but there is an entrance on Annie Street, seen in the fo...

Cambridge Street, number 11

June 1962. View of number 11 Cambridge Street, a red brick back-to-back terraced house located half-way down the street. To the right there are outside toilets and an old gas stre...

Ackroyd Street, Downes Corner Shop

1957. Image shows the brick-built corner shop of E. Downes at number 32 Ackroyd Street. The shop sells groceries and provisions. Through the open door the shop scales are visible ...

Dover Street from Ackroyd Street

Undated. Image shows back-to-back red brick terraced houses in Dover Street, as viewed from Ackroyd Street. On the left, the end property is part of number 32 Ackroyd Street, a co...

Valley Road, no. 6

17th March 1976. Front view of a derelict building at no. 6 Valley Road, opposite Valley Mills.

Valley Road, no. 6

17th March 1976. View of a derelict building at no. 6 Valley Road, in a slightly more derelict state than a 1974 picture of the same building, the roof having now virtually gone.

Valley Road, no. 6, rear view

17th March 1976. Rear view of a derelict building at no. 6 Valley Road. In the background on the left is a gasholder while on the right is part of the remains of Valley Mills, whi...

Valley Road, no. 6, rear view

17th March 1976. Rear view of a derelict building at no. 6 Valley Road. In contrast to a 1974 view of the same building the roof has now practically disappeared, as has a building...

Valley Road, no. 6, side view

6th November 1974. Side view of a derelict building at no. 6 Valley Road.

Valley Road, no. 6, side view

17th March 1976. Side view of a derelict building at no. 6 Valley Road.

Valley Road, derelict factory

6th November 1974. View showing a derelict factory on Valley Road, with no. 6, also in a state of dereliction, on the left and a gasholder behind this. In the background on the ri...

Valley Road, derelict factory

6th November 1974. Close-up view of a derelict factory opposite Valley Mills on Valley Road, with a gasholder visible in the background.

Valley Road, derelict factory

6th November 1974. View of a derelict factory on Valley Road, opposite Valley Mills.

Valley Road, nos. 2-5

6th November 1974. View of derelict buildings at nos. 2-5 Valley Road, also known as Gasworks Terrace. On the right are the ruins of an outbuilding then moving left the numbers go...

Valley Road, nos. 2-5

17th March 1976. View of derelict houses numbered 2 to 5 Valley Road, no. 5 being the tallest building on the left. First on the right are ruins of an outbuilding at the side of n...

Valley Road, nos. 2-5, rear view

6th November 1974. Rear view of derelict houses at nos. 2-5 Valley Road, also known as Gasworks Terrace, with no.5 being the tallest house on the right. The gasworks and gasholder...

Valley Road, nos. 2-5, rear view

17th March 1976. Rear view of derelict houses at nos. 2 - 5 Valley Road, also known as Gasworks Terrace, with no. 5 being the tallest house on the right. In contrast to a 1974 vie...

Morley Town Hall, Fire-damaged clock tower and dome

18th August 1961. View of the extensively fire-damaged clock tower of Morley Town Hall. It happened afer a huge blaze started at the Albert Mills in Wellington Street on 18th Augu...

Morley Town Hall, fire-damaged clock tower and dome

18th August 1961. View of the fire-damaged clock tower & dome of Morley Town Hall after the blaze of 18th August 1961 which originated at Albert Mills in Wellington Street.

Troy Hill, St. Mary's-in-the-Wood Church

Undated. View of St. Mary's-in-the-Wood Congregational Church on Troy Hill, built between 1875 and 1878, replacing the Old Chapel that had previously stood on the site.

Rooms Lane, St. Peter's Parish Church

Undated. View of St. Peter's Church, the parish church of Morley, situated on Rooms Lane and built in 1829-30.

St. Peter's Crescent, looking towards Springfield Lane

Undated. View of St. Peter's Crescent, a residential cul-de-sac off Rooms Lane, opposite St. Peter's Church. Houses on the right are numbered 2-14 St. Peter's Crescent. Houses in...

Victoria Road, junction with Bank Street

Undated. Looking down Victoria Road towards the junction with Brunswick Street and Bruntcliffe Lane at Morley Hole. On the left is the junction with Bank Street. Two blocks of ho...

Bruntcliffe Lane, cemetery and chapel

Undated. View showing the entrance to Bruntcliffe Lane cemetery, with the path leading to the Gothic-style mortuary chapel designed by Joseph Sykes. The cemetery, which covers 8 ...

Bruntcliffe Crossroads, The Angel

Undated. View of the Angel public house at Bruntcliffe crossroads, with Bruntcliffe Lane on the right and Wakefield Road on the left. This Angel was built in 1929, replacing the ...

Middleton Road, looking north-east

Undated. Looking north-east along Middleton Road, taken sometime around the 1960s. This is a residential area of Morley, with houses on the left in ascending order from no.72 and...

Queen Street, looking south

c1965. View of Queen Street looking south towards the Town Hall, taken sometime around the 1960s. The junction with Queen's Promenade is on the right with Scatcherd Park above th...

Scatcherd Park, Hopkins Gardens

Undated. View of the Hopkins Gardens extension to Scatcherd Park, looking towards Scatcherd Lane with the clock tower of Morley Town Hall visible in the distance.

Scatcherd Park, Hopkins Gardens

c1965. View of the Hopkins Gardens extension to Scatcherd Park, looking towards Queen Street, with St. Mary's-in-the Wood Congregational Church in the background.

Scatcherd Park, War Memorial

c1965. View of Scatcherd Park showing the War Memorial, which was unveiled on 21st May 1927.