The cars on the right are in Duke Street. The factories dominating the background, right are William Read, Ltd, Wholesale costumiers and Walter Wragg Ltd. Motor Car Agents & Dealers, (Fiat), used car specialists, motor cycles, scooters and mopeds of Munro House, York Street. In the background left of centre the arched entrance to Priestley House, part of Quarry Hill flats is visible. Between 1938 and 1978 Quarry Hill was the location of what was at the time the largest social housing complex in the United Kingdom.
The cars on the right are in Duke Street. The factories dominating the background, right are William Read, Ltd, Wholesale costumiers and Walter Wragg Ltd. Motor Car Agents & Dealers, (Fiat), used car specialists, motor cycles, scooters and mopeds of Munro House, York Street. In the background left of centre the arched entrance to Priestley House, part of Quarry Hill flats is visible. Between 1938 and 1978 Quarry Hill was the location of what was at the time the largest social housing complex in the United Kingdom. The building was designed in 1934 by R. A. H. Livett (1898–1959), the Director of Housing and later City Architect for Leeds. Its design was influenced strongly by modernist developments in Europe, specifically the Karl-Marx-Hof in Vienna, Austria, and La Cité de la Muette in Paris, France. The development was noted for its sheer size and modernist design. It had then radical and modern features such as solid fuel ranges, electric lighting, a state-of-the-art refuse disposal system (Garchey) and communal facilities including a swimming pool. Due to social problems and poor maintenance, the Quarry Hill Flats were demolished in 1978 (Ref: Wikipeadia/Leodis). The bus is a Roe bodied AEC Regent III new in 1950
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Location: Quarry Hill Flats, York Street, Leeds, UK
Photo credit: © Simon Webster / Alamy / Afripics
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