Trackway and Slipway
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Trackway and Slipway
Image: © peter maddison Taken: 13 Nov 2010
This was one of the busiest sites on the lower Ouseburn in the 1890s. Loading and unloading of heavy goods on horse drawn wagons. The smooth granite trackway ensured the horse had a gentle climb up the slipway on to Lime Street.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.973889
Longitude
-1.591763