Wall and lions, Manchester Road, North Crosland, Lockwood township (Huddersfield)
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Wall and lions, Manchester Road, North Crosland, Lockwood township (Huddersfield)
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 6 Dec 2007
The enormous retaining wall covers a quarry face. The building on top is near to where Crosland Lodge is marked on the 1850 6in map. I shall go and have a look next time! It was the four large lions that caught my eye. There was a long line of terrace houses at the foot of the quarry.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.638568
Longitude
-1.810906