John Ramsden Court, Huddersfield Broad Canal
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John Ramsden Court, Huddersfield Broad Canal
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 5 Jan 2015
This Warehouse is thought to be one of the oldest surviving warehouses of its type in Great Britain and is possibly the oldest building in Huddersfield town centre (http://huddersfieldhistory.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/the-buildings-of-huddersfield-reprint-2009-sources1.pdf David Wyles, "The Buildings of Huddersfield"). It was erected ca1776 by Sir John Ramsden for storing wool and is indicated on a 1778 survey map. There are taking‑in doors on four levels and the remains of a winch system on the top floor. The right hand wing was added between 1780 and 1825; it was originally longer but was truncated when the Wakefield Road was widened in the 1960's. The warehouse is a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 419740 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-419740-canal-warehouse-at-aspley-basin- British Listed Buildings). The Crane adjacent to the warehouse has a base of cast iron with a wooden jib. A heavy stone counter balances the weight of the jib. The warehouse has now been converted into luxury flats.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.64435
Longitude
-1.775635