Slum clearance near Burley Road in the 70s when I first came to Leeds. The lad delivering Hovis was getting old by then. Photographer unknown
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The hovis lad would be seriously lost on his rounds too given it was filmed in Dorset
aug 25, 2025, 11:22 pm • 1 0 • view
That's such a powerful image.
aug 25, 2025, 8:14 am • 2 0 • view
I used to live near there and Burley had a very recognisable accent, different from the others in Leeds. It was an interesting community -- George Orwell's ideal English pub was in part inspired by one he visited here -- but the slum clearance was long overdue.
aug 25, 2025, 8:45 am • 2 0 • view
Somewhere around there is probably a gateway to Elidor...
aug 25, 2025, 9:14 am • 1 0 • view
We bought good cane chairs from a firm there, they made it, and pine cupboards. Unfortunately the clearance took their premises, and the owner gave up then.
aug 25, 2025, 9:24 am • 1 0 • view