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The gallows were once, for a brief period in the 17th century, located inside the town. This decision was quickly reversed; the build up of horrendous echoes in the place was too much for anyone to bear. The gallows were swiftly moved to be next to the ruins of the local abbey, which was sacked by King Henry VIII when he dissolved the monasteries. The dissolution was violently imposed, and as such the abbey was too full of unpleasant echoes for anyone to use the building, leaving it to fall into disrepair. Although many of the abbey' | The gallows were once, for a brief period in the 17th century, located inside the town. This decision was quickly reversed; the build up of horrendous echoes in the place was too much for anyone to bear. The gallows were swiftly moved to be next to the ruins of the local abbey, which was sacked by King Henry VIII when he dissolved the monasteries. The dissolution was violently imposed, and as such the abbey was too full of unpleasant echoes for anyone to use the building, leaving it to fall into disrepair. Although many of the abbey' | ||
- | {{ :gabbey_photo.jpg?400 | photo of the arches windows in a ruined medieval abbey on a sunny day}} | + | {{ :abbey_photo.jpg?400 | photo of the arches windows in a ruined medieval abbey on a sunny day}} |
Some people have taken advantage of the unpleasantness of the place to set up a black market. All sorts of forbidden goods can be found here, especially stolen objects, but to those in the know it is the sort of place where the taboo against selling objects with echoes is frequently and cavalierly broken, both selling objects //for// the echo and selling objects //despite// the echo. | Some people have taken advantage of the unpleasantness of the place to set up a black market. All sorts of forbidden goods can be found here, especially stolen objects, but to those in the know it is the sort of place where the taboo against selling objects with echoes is frequently and cavalierly broken, both selling objects //for// the echo and selling objects //despite// the echo. | ||
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The Great Avoning Dam was constructed in 1703 with investment from the Leeds Waterway Company, who own and operate it to this day. It is undoubtedly the town’s greatest engineering achievement, | The Great Avoning Dam was constructed in 1703 with investment from the Leeds Waterway Company, who own and operate it to this day. It is undoubtedly the town’s greatest engineering achievement, | ||
- | {{ :goriginal_northerly_dam_c._1890.jpeg? | + | {{ :original_northerly_dam_c._1890.jpeg? |
Although the dam brought stability, ending the regular flooding of the area and allowing the town to prosper from the improved navigability of the river, it is also blamed for a loss of wildlife in the area, destroying the rich fishing the town once enjoyed and driving its heraldic beast, the Toasty Mink, to extinction. The fact that the company employs operators from the city rather than the local area has meant that town inhabitants rarely think about the dam much. | Although the dam brought stability, ending the regular flooding of the area and allowing the town to prosper from the improved navigability of the river, it is also blamed for a loss of wildlife in the area, destroying the rich fishing the town once enjoyed and driving its heraldic beast, the Toasty Mink, to extinction. The fact that the company employs operators from the city rather than the local area has meant that town inhabitants rarely think about the dam much. |