These images provide a fascinating snapshot of life in the market town and are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 49 unseen photos of Ilkley through the years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Bondgate with the Woolpack public house in the centre. Also visible are Dobson & Robinson, sports and leather goods on the left and Garbutt & Mawson Ltd., ironmongers, followed by the Bowling Green pub on the right.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzODE0NDky.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. 1976
Bondgate with the Woolpack public house in the centre. Also visible are Dobson & Robinson, sports and leather goods on the left and Garbutt & Mawson Ltd., ironmongers, followed by the Bowling Green pub on the right. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Gay Lane showing Otley Autopoint petrol station. Beside this is the junction with Wellcroft, with Stollcross Garages car showroom beyond.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzODE0NDkz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. July 1979
Gay Lane showing Otley Autopoint petrol station. Beside this is the junction with Wellcroft, with Stollcross Garages car showroom beyond. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Burras Lane showing the junction with Station Road on the left. Dacre, Son & Hartley, estate agents, is in the centre,](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzODE0NDk0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. April 1979
Burras Lane showing the junction with Station Road on the left. Dacre, Son & Hartley, estate agents, is in the centre, Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Courthouse Street. On the right is The Corner Cafe. The building on the left probably belongs to Jackson's Garage and car showroom.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzODE0NDk1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. July 1979
Courthouse Street. On the right is The Corner Cafe. The building on the left probably belongs to Jackson's Garage and car showroom. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![The Candy Shop, sweets and tobacco, on Boroughgate. On the left is Jackson's garage and car showroom.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzODE0NDk2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. July 1979
The Candy Shop, sweets and tobacco, on Boroughgate. On the left is Jackson's garage and car showroom. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
![Cross Green showing thatched cottages with the Maypole in front. This Maypole was struck by lightning on June 12, 1871 and replaced by a new one on May Day 1872.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzODE0NDk3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Late 1860s
Cross Green showing thatched cottages with the Maypole in front. This Maypole was struck by lightning on June 12, 1871 and replaced by a new one on May Day 1872. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net