Burmantofts

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21 Lydgate, Leeds LS9 7JJ, UK

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N53° 48' 17.28" W1° 30' 59.76"   (53.8048, -1.5166) Start navigation »

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Burmantofts is an area of 1960s high-rise housing blocks in inner-city east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England adjacent to the city centre and St. James's Hospital. It is a racially diverse area, with sizable Afro-Caribbean and Irish communities, but suffers the social problems typical of similar areas across the country.
From 1859 to 1957, Burmantofts was the home of Burmantofts Pottery, a manufacturer of ceramic pipes and construction materials.
In the 1900s and early twentieth century, Burmantofts was a large centre of the textile industry. A Burtons textile factory was located in the area; it is still owned by Burtons, but today is being used as a storage facility.

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