Peter Mitchell | Leeds, 1970s-80s.
A selection of Photographer Peter Mitchell’s unmistakeable colour archive taken in Leeds during the 1970s and 1980s.
Peter moved to Leeds in 1972, into the house in Chapeltown where he still lives and works today. Whilst having a stint working as a delivery driver around the city, he started to photograph the shops, houses, and factories that didn’t have long before they were to be demolished – or “goners,” as Peter referred to them.
You can read our full feature with Peter via the link at the bottom of the gallery.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Peter Mitchell.
Photo © Paul Wright / British Culture Archive.
READ OUR FULL FEATURE WITH PETER MITCHELL
Gallery first published 5th November, 2019.
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