River Wharfe, Bridge Avenue and Wharfemeadows Park
October 2003 View of the River Wharfe showing Wharfemeadows Park and terraced houses in Bridge Avenue at the rear. Before these houses were built (about 1899) the site was nicknamed 'Klondyke' after the gold rush in Alaska near the Yukon River in 1898. This was because prospective buyers c...
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| Summary: | October 2003 View of the River Wharfe showing Wharfemeadows Park and terraced houses in Bridge Avenue at the rear. Before these houses were built (about 1899) the site was nicknamed 'Klondyke' after the gold rush in Alaska near the Yukon River in 1898. This was because prospective buyers could stake their claim to a plot of land previously owned by Doctor Williamson of Romagna House, Boroughgate. The houses here were built by contractor, Tom Maston. |
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