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A beautiful photo by Jonathan Emery.
Leeds Bridge is a historic river crossing in Leeds. The present cast
iron road bridge dates from 1730.The medieval town of Leeds centred
on 13th century burgess building plots either side of a wide road
from the river crossing called Bridge Gate, now Briggate. A wool
cloth market operated at Leeds Bridge, becoming the centre of wool
trade for the West Riding of Yorkshire in the late 17th century.
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