This is the view along Foss Islands Road looking towards the old County Hospital and Foss Islands junction. On the left of the picture the willow trees are where the King's Fishpool use to be. On the right where Halfords and Staples now stand, there used to be a power station with a cooling tower across the road behind the willow trees. Access to the cooling tower was via the blue bridge in the middle distance. At this point the river flows round a bend to the left of the picture towards a block of apartments known as Rowntree Wharf. The building was at one time a flour mill and then became a warehouse used by Rowntree for storage of ingredients like sugar, cocoa butter and oils and fats used in the manufacture of confectionery.
This section of river also marks a gap in the city walls between Red Tower and the corner of Jewbury. Defences were provided by the marshy ground in the area.
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