S.L. Behrens & Company - Bradford, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.651 W 001° 44.666
30U E 582704 N 5961353
This very faded blue plaque gives information about one of the largest textile warehouse in the Little Germany area of Bradford.
Waymark Code: WMJD4Q
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/02/2013
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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 the area.
This building is an English Heritage Grade II*
listed building and is no longer a warehouse but has been converted into apartments.
The plaque is on the left hand side of the building's entrance porch and the text tells us how the company built the warehouse at an unfortunate time.
This building of 1873 was
built for
S. L. Behrens & Company
The warehouse closed in 1877
with the collapse of the German
piece goods trade.
Bradford City Heritage