Leeds City Centre in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Central Station Wagon Hoist

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 13, 2025

1. Central Station Wagon Hoist Marker

Inscription. This steam-powered railway wagon hoist was one of a pair that stood on each side of the viaduct leading to the station goods warehouse. They raised and lowered wagons between the viaduct and the goods yard below.

Built for the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways in the 1850s, the hoists remained in use until the 1950s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 53° 47.746′ N, 1° 33.39′ W. Marker is in Leeds, England, in West Yorkshire. It is in Leeds City Centre. It is on Wellington Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Wellington Place, Leeds, England LS1 4DL, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in England’s Yorkshire & The Humber.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Paul's House (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Welcome to Parks Square (approx. half a kilometer away); The Church Institute (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Welcome to Penny Pocket Park (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); The Abbot's Lodging (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); The East Range (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); The Warming House (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); The Chapter House (approx. 4.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leeds.

Central Station Wagon Hoist Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 13, 2025

2. Central Station Wagon Hoist Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.