9 Wellington Road - Dewsbury, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 41.536 W 001° 37.895
30U E 590356 N 5950153
This plaque commemorates this and other buildings along Wellington Road that were built to facilitate Dewsbury's historical woolen mill trade.
Waymark Code: WM11M7E
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/11/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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9 WELLINGTON ROAD

THE BUILDINGS ALONG WELLINGTON ROAD
WERE ERECTED AFTER 1850 ON SURPLUS LAND
SOLD OFF BY THE L N W RAILWAY CO. THEY
SERVED AS WAREHOUSES AND SELLING HOUSES
FOR WoOLLEN CLOTH MANUFACTURERS.
LATER IN THE CENTURY, WAREHOUSES WERE
PROVIDED ON MILL SITES AND BY 1890
MANY OF THE WELLINGTON ROAD BUILDINGS
HAD BECOME RAG WAREHOUSES.

DEWSBURY MATTERS
Blue Plaque managing agency: Dewsbury Matters

Individual Recognized: Wellington Road warehouses

Physical Address:
9 Wellington Road
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire United Kingdom

Web Address: Not listed
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