Dewsbury Canal Basin - The Leggers Inn
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Dewsbury Canal Basin - The Leggers Inn
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 20 May 2007
The old canal wharf buildings now house a pub, coffee shop and chandlery. 'Leggers' were men employed to work canal boats through tunnels where there was no towpath. They would lie on their back or side and propel the boat by 'walking' (legging) along the canal walls or roof. There were in fact no tunnels in this immediate area.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.683788
Longitude
-1.624019