Retro Leeds: Fascinating photographs show life in Leeds in the 1910s and 1920s

These incredible photographs show life in Leeds during the early 19th century.

By Rebecca Marano

Published 16th Dec 2022, 15:16 GMT

Updated 16th Dec 2022, 16:03 GMT

Dating back to the 1910s and 1920s, these Hulton Archive images are a world away from the modern metropolitan city we know today.

Many of the buildings – and the trams – are long gone, but some remain including the listed Victorian Corn Exchange.

October 1910: The city of Leeds and the town hall.

1. Leeds Town Hall

October 1910: The city of Leeds and the town hall. Photo: Hulton Archive

16th December 1913: A couple of policemen stand guard outside the Leeds Corporation Gas Works, during the Leeds municipal workers strike of 1913.

2. Leeds municipal workers strike

16th December 1913: A couple of policemen stand guard outside the Leeds Corporation Gas Works, during the Leeds municipal workers strike of 1913. Photo: Topical Press Agency

Shopkeepers sweeping up and removing rubbish from the roadway outside their premises during the Leeds municipal workers strike.

3. Strike

Shopkeepers sweeping up and removing rubbish from the roadway outside their premises during the Leeds municipal workers strike. Photo: Topical Press Agency

July 1921: The Corn Exchange in Leeds.

4. The Corn Exchange

July 1921: The Corn Exchange in Leeds. Photo: Topical Press Agency