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Description: | 2009.
Image shows a jousting tournament underway in the tiltyard of the Royal Armouries Museum at Clarence Dock. The 150 metre arena holds regular displays of horsemanship, falconry and skill at arms. In the background Roberts Wharf, a residential development of apartments can be seen. It was formerly Bank Mills buildings dating from between 1824 and 1856. The textile mills were sold at auction in 1882 to Roberts Mart & Co. The firm produced paper and packaging materials. Roberts Wharf is a Grade II listed brick building on the northern bank of the River Aire, addressed as Neptune Street. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Royal Armouries Roberts Wharf Bank Mills Clarence Dock River Aire | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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