Yorkshire in history: Fascinating photos show how folk lived 100 years ago and how the region has changed over the last century

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Published 7th Jan 2025, 06:00 GMT

Yorkshire has changed quite a bit over the last century as illustrated in these black and white photos of people in the region 100 years ago.

From the coal miners’ strike in 1921, mode of transport in Leeds or mine rescue workers in Wheatley in 1925, a lot was going on a century ago.

Here are some insightful pictures that illustrate what the people of Yorkshire were up to in the roaring 1920s.

Trams on Boar Lane, Leeds in July 1921. Photo: Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive / Getty Images

During the coal strike of 1921, volunteers manned the pumps at Gosforth Pit near Leeds. Photo: Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Women piping whipped cream walnuts, Rowntree factory, York in 1920. Photo: Borthwick Institute / Heritage Images / Getty Images

Soldiers convoying coal carts during the strike in Sheffield 1920. Photo: Print Collector / Getty Images

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