The Bear Pit is all that remains of the Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens, a not very successful Victorian venture. It was built in 1840, and the bears were displayed in a circular pit on the far side of this wall. The public viewed them from the tops of the turrets.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
The Bear Pit, Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds
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Wade G. Burck
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