William Street, Botchergate, May 2013
Introduction
The photograph on this page of William Street, Botchergate, May 2013 by Rose and Trev Clough as part of the Geograph project.
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William Street, Botchergate, May 2013
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 19 May 2013
This short no-through road is all that remains of William Street, which used to be about four times longer. The 1865 OS map (OldMaps website https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/340510/555430/13/100107 - click small white map on LHS) shows terraces on both sides of the street with several courts behind, which we assume were back-to-back houses. By 1965 these had been cleared to create a car park, seen here in the distance. The buildings on the right were demolished in 2015, together with some adjoining properties - see Image . The site has been redeveloped with offices for Cumbria County Council, which opened in autumn 2016 - see Image .
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Image Location
Latitude
54.890143
Longitude
-2.92897