Alverthorpe Beck, upstream of Moorhouse Avenue
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Alverthorpe Beck, upstream of Moorhouse Avenue
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 10 Jan 2021
In the early 1800s, this beck powered textile mills in Wakefield, before water power was replaced by steam. Hebble Mill [wool] was upstream of here, Clarksons Mill [wool] and Marriots Mill [worsted] were downstream.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.682777
Longitude
-1.517439