Looking at old pictures of Dewsbury like these, gives us some idea of how Dewsbury has changed over the years.
5. 14 May 1947
Dewsbury outside market
6. 9 December 1961
Members of Dewsbury Fire Brigade stand by a 22 year old turntable fire engine. The fire engine saw service in Hull during the Nazi blitzes and was damaged by shrapnel. It is one of four built in 1939, and has a 53 h.p. engine.
7. 28 January 1971
Dewsbury market place and shops
8. 29 July 1980
Mrs Ann Taylor, a 32 year old mother of Denby Lane Crescent, Grange Moor, near Dewsbury (left) and Miss Anne Jagger, 34, of Far Dene, Highburton are finding the switch from sweeping streets to carrying plastic sacks a pleasant one.