Today's leisure, yesterday's waste disposal, Bootle
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Today's leisure, yesterday's waste disposal, Bootle
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 26 May 2021
The hotel boat Lady Teal passing the former North Corporation Yard wharf on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. This was where the 'night soil' from the non-flushing toilets of Liverpool and the manure from horse-drawn vehicles was transferred into canal boats to enrich the arable fields of West Lancashire.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.431219
Longitude
-2.988359