New Hey Road, Rastrick
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New Hey Road, Rastrick
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 18 Sep 2008
Just above the 'waste' land near the entrance to the Badger Hill cricket ground. There is a through passage big enough for a cart, which led to a building at the rear. The house above the opening belonged to the Woods who had a haulage business. By the 1950s they were running motor taxis and lorries, which were stored in the yard through the passage in what was probably the stables for their horses and storage for wagons in their earlier history. The Woods Rolls Royce taxis were often used to transport the New Road Sunday School cricket team to away matches.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.682593
Longitude
-1.800111