Site of the former Leeds steel works (2)
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Site of the former Leeds steel works (2)
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 29 Oct 2016
This has been a derelict site for a long time; even the 1938 6-inch map shows it as "Iron and steel works (disused)". For a history of the Leeds Steel Works, see http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1912_Iron_and_Steel_Institute:_Visits_to_Works#Leeds_Steel_Works.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.788517
Longitude
-1.527459