2015

SE3033 : Bridge over the Lady Beck, Hope Road, Leeds

taken 9 years ago, near to Leeds, England

This is 1 of 12 images, with title starting with Bridge in this square
Bridge over the Lady Beck, Hope Road, Leeds
Bridge over the Lady Beck, Hope Road, Leeds
The parapet consists of fancy ironwork, probably made at the foundry next door SE3034 : Hope Foundry entrance, Mabgate, Leeds.
Mabgate, Leeds :: SE3134

Mabgate lies just north-east of the city centre, sandwiched between the busy A61 road to the west and residential areas to the east.

As the name implies it was one of the original roads into the city, and allegedly derives its name from Mable-gate, Mable being "a middle English term used to describe loose women", indicating a location where what we would now call sex workers could be found.

The area later developed from the end of the 18th century "as a series of woollen mills along the Lady Beck and by 1850 had become a dense area of industry and workers' houses" (Leeds City Council Mabgate Development Framework, 2007, quoted on Wikipedia).

Towards the end of the 20th century it became known as a centre of entertainment again, but the last two pubs (City of Mabgate and the Black Horse) have finally closed. Now (early 21st century) it is an area of "urban fringe" - small businesses, former factories, closed pubs and so on.


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport other tags: Bridge Parapet Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Leeds [1925] Other Photos: · Lady Beck south of Hope Road, Leeds · Lady Beck north of Hope Road, Leeds ·
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SE3033, 3271 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 25 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 26 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3091 3398 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:48.0725N 1:31.9305W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3091 3397
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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