IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Bond Street, WAKEFIELD, WF1 9SA
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Bond Street, WF1 9SA by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (1088 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Distance
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Council Offices
Only a small part of the vast new town hall can be seen from this narrow street.
Image: © Anne Burgess
Taken: 2 Jul 2018
0.01 miles
2
Wakefield Magistrates' Court, Cliff Parade
Image: © Mark Anderson
Taken: 30 Jun 2018
0.01 miles
3
Blue Plaque, Cliff Parade, Wakefield
This is on a building which is now part of the Magistrates Court. The Blue Plaque tells us "This building is the surviving part of the Tammy (cloth) Hall opened in 1777. In 1878 it became the borough's fire and police station, as the carvings show".
The carved head of a policeman or fireman can be seen above the door in Image] with the blue plaque to the left of the door.
More information can be seen on the Wakefield Civic Society website http://www.wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/?i=82&s=1111
Image: © Rich Tea
Taken: 20 Jun 2006
0.01 miles
4
Fireman carving
A stone carving depicting a Victorian fireman above Tammy Hall entrance door on Cliff Parade. Ref Image
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 2 Nov 2008
0.02 miles
5
County Hall, Wakefield
The Burton Street frontage. County Hall was built 1894-98 in an Italianate style. Listed Grade I.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 29 Jun 2018
0.02 miles
6
Tammy Hall
Tammy Hall, a large grade II listed building erected for the sale of a special locally produced worsted cloth in the 1770’s. LBS No. 441739
After various other users in the mid nineteenth century, the building was purchased by the Corporation in 1876 and was altered and refaced to provide a Borough Police Station and Fire Station. It is now part of the Magistrates Court. Image
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 26 Oct 2008
0.02 miles
7
New Street furniture in Cliff Parade
Note, the ornate signpost, See Image, has been replaced by this functional one. Similar signposts are replacing the originals all over the city.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 26 Mar 2012
0.02 miles
8
Wakefield County Hall
Wakefield County Hall, showing the polygonal corner tower, which is topped by a dome. Built in 1894-1898, the architects were Gibson and Russell. It is a grade I listed building.
The building was formerly the County Hall of the West Riding County Council from 1898 to 1974, and of the West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council from 1974 to 1986. It was acquired by the City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in 1987 as the Council’s main headquarters.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 4 Jan 2009
0.02 miles
9
Main entrance and gates of County Hall
Main entrance and gates of County Hall. Image The grade I listed building is covered in stone carvings, a few which can be seen around and over the main entrance.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 4 Jan 2009
0.02 miles
10
No 3, Burton Street
3 Burton Street, Wakefield. The building has been used as a private dwelling. In trade directories in 1904, it is mentioned as being occupied by the Inspector of County Police. In later years, it was used for council offices.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 26 Oct 2008
0.02 miles