Sheep's Head On Warehouse - Bradford, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 47.686 W 001° 44.833
30U E 582521 N 5961414
This sheep's head is above the entrance to a woollen warehouse in the conservation area of Little Germany in Bradford.
Waymark Code: WMJ33N
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/15/2013
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During the industrial revolution Bradford became a major textile manufacturer and was known as the 'Wool capital of the world'. The area known as Little Germany got its name because a large number of German merchants spent large sums of money constructing imposing warehouses for the storage and sale of their goods.
It is one of the best preserved parts of Bradford City Centre and many fine building still exist in what is a conservation area.
The warehouse was designed by Eli Milnes in 1864 and is an English Heritage Grade II
Listed Building.
Appropriately for the area and this warehouse the keystone above the entrance to the building has a carving of a sheep's head. There is also a sinuous carving of a branch with leaves forming horns for the sheep's head.
Above the sheep's head there is a small round window flanked by carded letters of I and H. Presumably the letters were the initials of the company's name.