......so, I see Leeds hasn't changed much, then!!
It's great to see the proper north of England - even though Leeds is on the wrong side of the Pennines. The similarities to Manchester, Stockport, Bury and many of the places I frequented as a teenager at the time these photos were taken is amazing. Up to that point, there were still entire streets and estates which had been mostly cleared but were remnants of WW2 bombing raids that had never been rebuilt.
Places like those portrayed were my playgrounds as a child. I found the shot of the fish shop particularly poignant as there were dozens of small, independent traders like these, everywhere you looked. Little by little, though, the likes of Tesco and other supermarket chains stole their business from under them. The only shops like these that still exist are in areas too remote for supermarkets / chain stores to find commercially viable.
Great find and a wonderful view back down memory lane.
