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Description: | 15th June 1895.
Weaver Square was situated off Richmond Street, just north of Leeds Dam in one of the oldest inhabited areas of Leeds.
In 1787 it was a group of 27 cottages which were purchased by Richard Kendall, a Shoemaker.
He owned other property in the area, including Pork Alley and Kendall Buildings.
In 1790, he was paying rates for 90 properties, the rateable value of these properties was
13 Shillings and Eight Pence (68p approx), among the lowest in Leeds at that time.
This photograph is of a dwelling on Weaver Square, possibly with Pork Alley.
It is a rare photograph of a half timbered crook frame building in Leeds. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Weaver Square | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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