The Port of Leeds in 1960

Time and Place: NarrowBoat, Autumn 2023

Ken Matthews captured this selection of photographs of central Leeds in 1960

In 1960, Ken Matthews was studying at the University of Leeds when he captured these pictures of the city's run-down waterways for his canal enthusiast friend, Ivan Cane, who in turn supplied them to NB magazine.…

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