We're still in Leeds and below is the part of the city we'll be visiting in this post. Seen in 1969, it's very industrial, but it's really an up and coming part of town now.
In an area known as The Calls, Leeds City Transport had a depot, which passed to West Yorkshire PTE. It has long since closed, but here is the yard in the 1970s.
Wallace Arnold also had a depot here, next to the railway line.
The River Aire flows around this area and several wharves served the city.
The start of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, where it joins the River Aire, behind the railway station.
The canalside is now being redeveloped to cater for the city's yuppies.
A new pub was built in The Calls area, called the Pour House. Sadly, it closed in 2017.
Another way to get to The Calls was via Lower Briggate. Trams were running down there in the late 1920s.
An old Tetley boozer down Lower Briggate was the Viaduct. It's somewhat changed today!
Lower Kirkgate also takes one down under the railway and towards the parish church.
Trams used to run (in one direction) along Kirkgate.
On Kirkgate is a modern pub, on several floors, called Wapentake. Read the notice to find out more.
Not far away is one of my favourite pubs, the Duck & Drake.
We'll take a quick look inside Leeds parish church.
Here, we can find the Arms of George III.
Close by are several pubs. First up is the Palace.
Nearby is the Lamb & Flag.
The Bridge Inn used to be worth a visit, but no longer as it sells no cask beer.
Sam Smith's Old Red Lion is "long term closed".
Tetley's Brewery was in this area, but no longer brews. This photo was taken in 1984, when it was a busy place.
Brewery Wharf is now one of the tourist attractions in this part of the city.
There's also the Royal Armouries Museum, with indoor exhibits and outdoor activities.
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