Wakefield, Cross Square c.1955
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W464019
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We are looking down Cross Square to the magnificent Cathedral. On the left is the Grand Clothing Hall, a well-loved outfitters, built in 1906. A market cross was here in 1707, but it was demolished 160 years later. Opposite the Cathedral's west door was a jeweller's shop displaying the City Time Ball. The ball slid down a metal rod at exactly 10am and 1pm; it was activated by a direct line from the Greenwich Observatory. Sad to say, it was taken down in 1938 - time never stands still in Wakefield.
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