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Colour film still showing children playing in a back alley, with terraced houses on each side.

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Terraced Housing in Leeds, 1968

Children playing in the alley between terraces in Leeds in 1968. Conditions were cramped and unsanitary, with a communal toilet down the road. Watch the short archive film showing how the City decided to tackle the overcrowding and poor conditions.

Note: This images is a film still, and is not suitable for printing.

Image © Yorkshire Film Archive