WAKEFIELD | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2021

Join me for a walk around the centre of the city of Wakefield, historically the administrative centre of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and today home to a captivating array of landmarks and different stories, from its medieval cathedral to a plethora of Victorian architecture!

On our walk around Wakefield, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including Wakefield Cathedral, The Bull Ring, Wood Street, the former Mechanics' Institution, Wakefield Town Hall, the former Crown Court, Wakefield Cenotaph, Wakefield County Hall, Queen Victoria Statue, Merchant Gate, Wakefield Westgate Station, The Orangery, Carnegie Library, Wakefield Theatre Royal, Unity Hall, The Counting House, The Black Rock and the Ridings Shopping Centre.

Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Wakefield:

https://www.wakefieldcathedral.org.uk...

https://www.wakefieldcathedral.org.uk...

https://www.wakefieldhistoricalsociet...

https://www.wakefieldhistoricalsociet...

https://historicengland.org.uk/advice...

https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/thre...

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/ne...

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item...

https://historicengland.org.uk/listin...

http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/Facts%...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/3012021...

https://cjknowles1972.wordpress.com/2...

https://heybars.co.uk/04333338/?updat...

http://merchantgate.co.uk/

http://www.callsarchitecture.co.uk/po...

https://www.theatreroyalwakefield.co....

https://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorkshi...

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.u...

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/582...

0:00 Wakefield Cathedral
0:24 Kirkgate
0:33 Wakefield Cathedral
2:11 Northgate
2:37 Bull Ring
3:13 Bull Ring
4:02 Wood Street
5:19 Mechanics' Institution
5:40 Wakefield Town Hall
6:33 Crown Court
7:16 Cliff Parade
7:30 Coronation Gardens
7:50 Wakefield Cenotaph
8:27 County Hall
9:18 Queen Victoria Statue
9:35 County Hall
9:52 Cliff Parade
10:12 County Hall
10:36 Cliff Parade
12:22 Burgage Square (Merchant Gate)
13:26 Wakefield Westgate Station
13:53 Mulberry Way
14:45 Back Lane
14:57 The Orangery
15:19 Back Lane
15:31 Mulberry Way
15:41 Carnegie Library
17:01 Drury Lane
17:40 Theatre Royal
18:48 Unity Hall
19:14 Westgate
20:16 The Counting House
20:36 Silver Street
21:15 Westgate
21:59 The Black Rock Pub
22:21 Bread Street
23:18 Northgate
23:40 The Ridings Shopping Centre
24:02 Kirkgate
24:13 Wakefield Cathedral
24:34 Thank you for watching!

Stats for nerds:

Distance walked: 1.1 miles/1.8km
Step count: 2200 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 24 mins 11 secs
Average speed: 2.7mph/4.3kmh

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