Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Headingley

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Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Headingley

Image: © Rick Carn Taken: 15 Dec 2011

Apart from the Bear Pit on Cardigan Rd, few clues remain that these ever existed. The wall on Spring Road was one of the entrances, the house a later build when the park was sold off for development. Today, Cardigan Rd cuts through the middle of the former gardens.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.816837
Longitude
-1.577719