Looking southeast down Burley Lodge Road, Leeds (2009)

Headrow, on June 9, 2009, said:

This is a rough reproduction of a photo from 1981 by Simon Fleming, but from street level rather than an upstairs window. It's a shame to see that the pedestrianised area that was here then has been removed, allowing traffic to take over from residents.

Simon Fleming, on August 22, said:

Headrow, these are great. I have commented on almost all of this set of photos - but mostly under my originals. With regard to this one, I think you have captured it well. Whilst I think you are one street further East (I took the original from the gable-end attic window of 34 Autumn Place - between Autumn Place and Grove, not Autumn Place and Street) that does correct somewhat for the different elevation.

On the right you can see the curb goes in and the house no longer has the tiny front yard. This is clearly the sam place as where the road comes round in front of the pedestrianised bit.

It's interesting what you say about the pedestrianisation. When I lived there in the 80s people were really uite negative about it. The problem being that it had removed all the through traffic and that meant the businesses on Burley Lodge Road saw greatly reduced custom and that depressed the area (and it was pretty depressed in those days). I wonder whether their removal has reversed that. I expect not - when it's gone it stays gone.