Linenhall Stables 2008 - Northwest corner
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Linenhall Stables 2008 - Northwest corner
Image: © John S Turner Taken: 11 Sep 2008
Looking towards the northwest range of stables on the Linenhall site. Some of the slates have been stripped off the stable block in this photo. The two small sheds are where tack was stored, and the hose reel was used to hose down the hot horses. The Linenhall Stables were built just after the First World War on the site of the historic Linenhall. The stables served the Roodee racecourse, despite the fact that the horses then had to walk some distance over tarmac roads. In the early 2000s agreement was reached for new state of the art stables to be built on the old gasworks site with access to the racecourse through one of the arches of the famous railway viaduct. Now redundant the Linenhall Stables site is earmarked for redevelopment once again, and following acts of theft and vandalism the site was cleared in April 2009. The photo was taken during a Heritage Weekend tour.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.190499
Longitude
-2.896604