Road closure, Parkside Road, Meanwood, Leeds
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Road closure, Parkside Road, Meanwood, Leeds
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 17 Sep 2016
"When I used to come here, years ago, Parkside Road was a handy rat-run between Meanwood and the outer ring road – though a little hair-raising as the switchback-style road plunged down through the dark woods. Its (The Myrtle) location guaranteed a deal of passing trade, and made it handy as a meeting place for the after-work crowd. Two things changed that – one end of the road was diverted to force drivers through a tortuous chicane and over some speed bumps; the other end was simply closed. The through traffic was forced to go some other route, and rather than being ready stopping-off points for passing motorists the Myrtle and its near neighbour the Bay Horse were suddenly off the beaten track." Quoted from http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/bars/pub-review-the-myrtle-tavern-parkside-road-meanwood-1-4023030
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Image Location
Latitude
53.839473
Longitude
-1.573844
