The Leeds Civic Trust has chosen to honour one the city’s oldest surviving pieces of railway architecture in an event held at Wellington Place.
The plaque, unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Rev’s Alan Taylor marks the historic wagon hoists’ role in the industrial heritage of the city.
Built in 1850s there were originally two wagon hoists which were used to hoist huge wagons from the viaduct down the goods yard. The surviving (north) tower was known as the Gravity Hoist.
Kevin Grady, Director of Leeds Civic Trust, said: ‘Leeds has a great railway heritage extending from the creation of the Middleton Railway in the eighteenth century. The Trust is delighted to be able to include the Central Station Wagon Hoist in our blue plaques scheme.’
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