Layton has always retained its own identity. With Westcliffe Drive running through the centre, it has its own shopping centre and still has rows of shops either side of the road.
Buildings which are long gone feature in a couple of the photos, but they show how Layton has thrived in its own right through the years.
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Men working on the high rise flats at Queenstown, Layton, in 1963. Cumbrian Avenue joins Mather Street which runs left to right across the centre . The spire of Layton Hill Convent School (now St Mary's High school) can be seen in the distance to the left. The open ground of Kingscote playing fields can be seen top right. The flats are now demolished.