Manure Wharves
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Manure Wharves
Image: © Stephen Keenan Taken: 6 May 2017
These are the remains of manure wharves in Kirkdale by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. In the 19th century ‘night soil men’ collected Liverpool’s refuse, which included horse manure and human waste. This was removed by horse drawn cart and dumped on canal side manure wharves where it was sorted and loaded into specially adapted boats to be taken out to fertilize the fields of Lancashire.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.432028
Longitude
-2.988378