William Turton - Leeds, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 47.671 W 001° 32.092
30U E 596508 N 5961655
This blue plaque is on the side of an old warehouse on a Wharf of the River Aire in Leeds that once belonged to William Turton.
Waymark Code: WMTF2Z
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/14/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The plaque is next to an arch way in the building that would have been used by horses to load or unload goods on the wharf. It has a horse's head above the arch.
CIVIC TRUST
LEEDS

WILLIAM TURTON
 Corn and hay merchant here at Turton's Wharf
and Warehouse rebuilt 1876. He pioneered
horse drawn tramways across northern England.
From 1866 he ran omnibuses in Leeds,
becoming a founding director, then chairman,
of Leeds Tramways Company 1872-1895.
Councillor and Poor Law Guardian.
1825-1900
Blue Plaque managing agency: Leeds Civic Trust

Individual Recognized: William Turton

Physical Address:
64 The Calls
Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom

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