R.A.F aerial photography over Leeds in 1951.

[LS1]

Rationing didn't officially end until 1954 so there was probably quite a demand for allotments. The winter of 1946-7 was also particularly bad which apparently ruined a lot of the potato crop, so it was likely that they were still used well into the 1950's?

[jim]

The allotments are still in use to this day. Take a look at the current googlemaps link that Phill posted above.

[Phill_dvsn]

1934 pre allotments.These photographs are thought to have been taken around Easter Time 1952 when the fair is in situ on the moor. I'm really surprised at the scale of those allotments. There is hardly any park Today's view.13th October 1999 View of allotment gardens on Woodhouse Moor. Plots can be seen to have been divided by timber.That just doesn't look like Woodhouse Moor!            

[Phill_dvsn]

How 'Dig for Victory' campaign helped win the War!*By 1942 half the civilian population was part of the nation’s “Garden Front”, and ten thousand square miles of land had been "brought under the plough". School playing fields, public gardens and factory courtyards were all transformed into allotments. The moat at the Tower of London was given over to vegetable patches, and even the Royal Family sacrificed their rose beds for growing onions*More herehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/9 ... ar.htmlThe End of the War!*The British government realised, even before the war ended, that people would still need to grow their own well beyond the cessation of hostilities. In a well-publicised speech in late 1944, Lord Woolton said:We can justly congratulate ourselves in what we have achieved. But we must on no account relax our efforts. The war is not yet won. Moreover, even it were to end in Europe sooner than we expect, the food situation, far from becoming easier, may well become more difficult owing to the urgent necessity of feeding the starving people of Europe. Indeed in many ways it would be true to say that our real tasks will only then begin. Carry on therefore with your good work. Do not rest on your spades, except for those brief periods which are every gardener's privilege.He was right. The campaign continued and people relied upon their home grown food for years after the war. Rationing did not finally come to an end until 1954, when meat was the last foodstuff to come off the ration list*More herehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-london/plain/A2263529    At ''the end of self cultivating operations'' in 1954.The new era would be better known as the T.E.S.C.O years     

[Phill_dvsn]

Hi Mick.The City Talking asked if they could do an article about them. It's rather funny as J.F pointed out another aerial photo above belonging to DanielRobot's flickr collection. As a strange turn of events, the guy in question is Daniel Robert Chapman who contacted me on Sunday asking if he could do the very same article for the City Talking you mention herehttp://thecitytalking.com/leeds-roots/2013/10/7/never-seen-before-aerial-photos-of-leeds-in-1951That City Talking article by Daniel links back here to see the full set of photos too. Upon seeing J.F's post, I then spoke again to Daniel and will be using the shot of his on this collection later. The guy who gave me the photos was most keen for them to be seen be a wider audience. He didn't have the time, or really have any idea what to do with them on the internet. So he asked me if I would like to do anything with them. He'd seen my stuff several times whilst looking for info for his model railway building. I could have stated the copyright was mine and not for reuse. But it goes against the goodwill, and the guys original intentions. And also, no matter how well you stipulate your copyright 'not for re use' people rip them off constantly on a daily basis regardless. It's just good to see them in the public domain after 63 years really.They are popular though, someone from the 'Yorkshire Indexers' asked if they could add a link to them on S.L today as well         

[simonm]

Cracking images phill, yet again I have an aerial photo of Elland Rd whilst a match was being played from 1951. Leeds united V Barnsley, Leeds won in case anyone cares Apparently, the photo was taken by the RAF carrying out their aerial mapping?    

[Phill_dvsn]

simonm wrote: Cracking images phill, yet again I have an aerial photo of Elland Rd whilst a match was being played from 1951. Leeds united V Barnsley, Leeds won in case anyone cares Apparently, the photo was taken by the RAF carrying out their aerial mapping?     Thanks Simon, glad you liked them There is this small photo of the one I believe you mean?http://tinyurl.com/ppghgtoNot from the same photos, these were taken in the Summer of 51 when the festival of Britain was on in June and July. The 1951 Fixture list didn't start till Sat 18th Aug. And Leeds didn't play Barnsley at home until Sat 01 Mar 1952. http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/results_fi ... ndex.shtml    

[mjg1320]

great pix!

[uncle mick]

This map should clarify things for Flight Line 6 - Photo 6 if anyone is confusedhttp://tinyurl.com/n25olb2    

[Phill_dvsn]

uncle mick wrote: This map should clarify things for Flight Line 6 - Photo 6 if anyone is confusedhttp://tinyurl.com/n25olb2     That's a very detailed map Mick, I'll be using that myself thanks.That Hunslet website is a good site, I've looked at it several times before On another note, I found this 1946 aerial image of some of the locations but looking the other way. What amazes me, is the lack of buildings along York Road By the Woodpecker Junction where the Ebor Gardens estate stands today. Those few lonely buildings dotted about the layout of empty streets look surreal. The tallest building far right of the photo was a school. Some of those demolished streets with food names such as Pea Street, Bean Street, Cranberry Street, Wheat street, Bread Street and Apple Street.Main photo courtesy of Leodis herehttp://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?resourceIde ... SPLAY=FULL