Crane On East Side Of Leeds And Liverpool Canal Basin is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1984. Crane. 3 related planning applications.
Crane On East Side Of Leeds And Liverpool Canal Basin
- WRENN ID
- endless-thatch-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1984
- Type
- Crane
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SE2933SE 714-1/77/84 07/12/92
LEEDS
CANAL WHARF (North side (off)) Crane on east side of Leeds and Liverpool Canal Basin
GV II
Crane. Mid C19. Cast-iron, hexagonal concrete plinth. HISTORICAL NOTE: although the importance of the canal declined with the advent of the railways the canal wharf here remained an important stone depot. Arthur Speight founded a company c1830 and in 1893 David Speight advertised himself as: 'David Speight, Stone Merchant, Pavior, Contractor, etc... Large stone wharves for stock, stables, plant and offices. Best known is Bolton Wood stone, 70-100 hands employed'. (Anon. reprint introduction by Arthur Raistrick (1971): The Century's Progress: Yorkshire Industry and Commerce: 1893-: 191).
Listing NGR: SE2979033073
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