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Fazal Kareem Butt talks about his time in the Army and Merchant Navy and coming to the UK

Andy moved to England in 1943 with his mother Katherine, as he was still a juvenile he had to come with his mother. They moved to Leeds in 1945.

Angela grew up in Beeston and remembers tearing her navy school knickers on the slide in Cross Flatts Park.

Betty moved to England in 1948 because her husband was English. He was in the Irish Guard and stationed over in Ireland.

The members of the Hamara Cente talk about Leeds when they arrived and some of the changes they have seen

Having been offered a cup of tea, coffee, water, anything at all, the discussion of the Hamara Centre Men's Luncheon Group inevitably turns to food.

Leeds had many iron and engineering foundries to contribute to its industrial production. Many of these were situated in Hunslet and Holbeck such as Catton & Co. Mir Bostan talks about his expereinces of work

The Alhambra Studio Theatre started as the Bradford Picture House in the early 1900s. This was converted into the Majestic ballroom in 1956 and then into a bingo hall between 1965 and 1970. It made an interesting return to films when under the Majestic name it became an Asian film centre. Eventually it was taken over by the Alhambra Theatre (pictured here courtesy of Ian Grundy). The Alhambra used the Studio Theatre to expand it's stage and workshop space.

When did you come to Leeds? How much did my first house cost me?

Jean was born in Hunslet Carr and then moved to Widkirk where she has lived for the past forty years. She attended St Joseph's School on Joseph Street in Hunslet.