Bootle Tannery
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bootle Tannery by Sue Adair as part of the Geograph project.
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Bootle Tannery
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 3 Jan 2020
The old Bootle Tanning Co building stands at the junction of Well Lane and Waterworks Street replacing the original Litherland Road Tannery. This had been built at this location to take advantage of the aquifer beneath Waterworks Street. The adjacent waterworks had drawn water from this source since the 1700's. This later building, opened in 1900, is typical of a warehouse building of that era, cast iron pillars, wooden floors and brickwork with rounded corners. Now considered an eyesore, there have been plans over the years to convert the original building to apartments and construct houses on the site of the dilapidated office and warehouse buildings.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.451463
Longitude
-2.986119