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Welcome to Alverthorpe. This is a guide to the Alverthorpe area.

The centre of Alverthorpe near Wakefield, sometimes referred to as the Alverthorpe Triangle. Wrenthorpe and Alverthorpe Meadows are bordered on their eastern edge by the GNER London to Leeds railway and hemmed in by the housing estates of Wrenthorpe and Alverthorpe on the other two sides.

©Mick Melvin

©Bill Henderson

This old school is now used as a youth club.

©S Jervis

The Albion pub is on Flanshaw Lane.

©S Jervis

This building looks to have been a chapel, it is now offices.

©S Jervis

Dist:1.0km west<br/>This picture was taken from the dismantled railway which runs alongside the estate.

©Mick Melvin

Dist:1.0km west<br/>alverthorpe church taken from wrenthorpe.

©sean robinson

Dist:1.0km north<br/>Looking NW.

©Steve Partridge

Dist:1.0km south<br/>Looking across Dewsbury Road from the entrance to Morrisons car park. The Magnet is at the corner of Dewsbury Road, Cross Lane and Waterton Road.

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km east<br/>See the council's website http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/Galleries/WakefieldArtGallery/Default.htm and 24-hour Museum http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/YH000117.html

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km east<br/>From the plaques "This monument is erected to perpetuate the memory of the men of this City, who in the Great War 1914-1919 fought the good fight, dying in the cause of humanity that honour might live. Their names are inscribed on the Roll of Honour, which is deposited in the Town Hall." "The monument also perpetuates the memory of the men and women of this City who died in the World War of 1939 - 1945"

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km east<br/>"Erected by their Comrades in memory of the men of the West Riding Constabulary who fell in the Great War 1914 - 1919. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them".
The building in the background is the West Yorkshire Police Headquarters.
See also [[[189575]]]

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km east<br/>The building on the left is the West Yorkshire Police Headquarters.
See also [[[189574]]]

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km east<br/>

©Bill Henderson

Dist:1.0km east<br/>By the junction with Bell St.

©RichTea

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