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Gone but not forgotten

Behind the scenes

Down into West Yorkshire today for a visit to Wakefield.

I was trying to locate this building. This is an etching from our collection by Australian actor-artist W.S. Percy, who probably visited in the 1920s.

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Thanks to the marvellous collection of Wakefield memorabilia belonging to Maggie Land Blanck, I had established that the building shown was known as the 'Six Chimneys'. This card dates from 1906.

Courtesy of Maggie Land Blanck

Courtesy of Maggie Land Blanck

Well, today the name lives on, but the scene looks like this:

 

Photo: Tim Jones

Photo: Tim Jones