Former Boat Chandler
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Former Boat Chandler
Image: © Rick Carn Taken: 19 Dec 2011
Until the early 1980's this retail unit corner of Wharf St (note the name) and High Court Leeds was a Boat Chandler selling all fittings and different gauges of rope. Leodis shows this as CW Carr & Sons, Rope and Tarpaulin Makers, and the first picture appears to show this 'corner' unit about to be built:- http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002320_7790774&DISPLAY=FULL The second their building named (now oval). http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2009216_168380
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Image Location
Latitude
53.79503
Longitude
-1.538164