Leeds: The Way We Were | Part 4: Parklife

The Story of Roundhay Park in Leeds goes back 1000 years, and this film tells its story using wonderful colour footage from the 1940s and 50s.
Featuring everything from an historical pageant to a classic car rally, a very 1950s beauty contest and even TV treasure Bob Monkhouse, this is a captivating look back at life in Britain.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________The 4th film in our series looking back at some suprising and fascinating stories from Leeds, it tells our stories with a unique collection of old film, brought to life with contemporary stories and reports from the time, many of which come from the archives of the Yorkshire Post.
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