Bradford: the Wool Exchange
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Bradford: the Wool Exchange
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 28 Sep 2012
Situated on the wedge-shaped corner of Market Street (left) and Hustlergate, the Wool Exchange was built in the 1860s. Wool was an important industry in the city, although after 100 years trading in the building ceased. It is now used as a small shopping centre, with Waterstone's the bookshop having the largest store in the building. What appears to be a flying buttress along the right hand side is actually not - it is an illusion created by the presence of a large plate-glass frontage immediately this side of it.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.794315
Longitude
-1.75237