I was born in holbeck at No1 bowness place. I remember all the old back to backs and gas lamps. I miss the old days, simpler times and much happier. No druggie scum everywhere.
You should see parts of East Leeds now, Harehills, Gipton, Lincoln Green, Burrmantofts (TO NAME BUT A FEW) are f**king desperate! litter strewn, druggie infested, overcrowded shit holes - every man and his dog lives there! zero community spirit etc it feels like half the third world has suddenly been dropped into East Leeds from the sky! Too many sink estates in Leeds & too many pieces of shit breeding more pieces of shit leading to an endless depressing cycle of dysfunctional, thick in the head pieces of shit in society! i bet you'd have trouble finding anywhere as depressing as working class Britain by western European standards!
I was born at 13 St John's Place in 1954 and went to Ingram Road School. I remember the Volunteer Pub, but was too young to go in. I remember Cloggy Beck (see Chris Robinson comments below) at the bottom of the street. At the top of the street was the Barleycorn pub.
Lovely pictures bringing back fond memories to this 62 year old now living on the west coast of Canada.
I was born in holbeck at No1 bowness place. I remember all the old back to backs and gas lamps. I miss the old days, simpler times and much happier. No druggie scum everywhere.
You should see parts of East Leeds now, Harehills, Gipton, Lincoln Green, Burrmantofts (TO NAME BUT A FEW) are f**king desperate!
litter strewn, druggie infested, overcrowded shit holes - every man and his dog lives there! zero community spirit etc
it feels like half the third world has suddenly been dropped into East Leeds from the sky!
Too many sink estates in Leeds & too many pieces of shit breeding more pieces of shit leading to an endless depressing cycle of dysfunctional, thick in the head pieces of shit in society!
i bet you'd have trouble finding anywhere as depressing as working class Britain by western European standards!
I remember practically all of the places on these photos from when I was a child. Thanks v much Richard for your efforts.
My famy was the first pakistani family in beeston the moved in beeston in 1958
I was born in Beeston and remember most of the buildings brings a tear to my eye.
I was born at 13 St John's Place in 1954 and went to Ingram Road School. I remember the Volunteer Pub, but was too young to go in. I remember Cloggy Beck (see Chris Robinson comments below) at the bottom of the street. At the top of the street was the Barleycorn pub.
Great football area Beeston. From the south pacific.
Ah the memories.Lived around the corner from Tommy Wass' and started school at Ingram Road.
Not a paqi in sight GLORIOUS!
Why you need to be racist
I was at the closing of the cinema , think itv filmed it if not bbc
Lovely memories ,lived here in the 50s
I was hear in 50 whr was you living in beeston
Surely ST Josephs was in Hunslet
Who prefers Beeston nowadays?
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