"You Are Here" At Festival Square - Bradford, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.687 W 001° 44.714
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This map is in the historic Little Germany Area in Bradford City Centre. The map was updated in 2016, with a new style of map and information board.
Waymark Code: WMJ2ZE
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/14/2013
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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 site of this map is in the centre of the area known as Little Germany. It 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 stands in the small public square called Festival Square.
It is one of a series of maps of this design throughout the City Centre.
Updated in 2016
The updated map style has been introduced throughout the city, since a new shopping mall opened in November 2015 as part of a city centre regeneration scheme. In some cases the old signs still exist, but in this instance the new sign has replaced the old one.
The new style of information board is made of glass with the map printed on the surface, rather than a paper map behind glass as was the case before.
On the rear is a lrager scale map of the whole of the city centre and information about key locations.
Location Name: Festival Square, Little Germany, Bradford City Centre
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Visit Instructions:
A photo of either you or your GPS at the site is welcomed but not required.