EPW062698 ENGLAND (1939). Slum clearance around George Street, the Gaythorn Gas Works and environs, Manchester, 1939
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| Title | [EPW062698] Slum clearance around George Street, the Gaythorn Gas Works and environs, Manchester, 1939 |
| Reference | EPW062698 |
| Date | 16-August-1939 |
| Link | |
| Place name | MANCHESTER |
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| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 383750, 397378 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.2448440916083, 53.472630730319 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ838974 |
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 Oxford Road |
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Tuesday 3rd of September 2013 09:09:00 PM |
| Oxford Road Station |
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| City Road East |
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| Medlock Street |
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| Railway turntable - used to turn steam engines round to face in the required direction. |
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| Bridgewater Canal |
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| Whitworth Street West |
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| Manchester Deansgate:-
The station was opened with the name Knott Mill in 1849. It was rebuilt in 1896, a date still marked on the building.
It was named Deansgate in 1971. |
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| Midland Railway / LMR Manchester Central Station. Grade 2*.
Built c.1880. Closed to passengers 1969.
Opened in 1986 as G-mex, the Greater Manchester Exhibition and Conference Centre, it is now called once more Manchester Central, used for exhibitions and conferences.
The "temporary" ticket office was never replaced when the station was open, but a significant part of the forecourt has now been used for a very large glass covered reception area. |
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| The Midland Hotel, where Rolls met Royce. |
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Saturday 24th of August 2013 04:25:39 PM |
| Mosley St. Bus Terminal. |
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User Comment Contributions
Fascinating to compare this with the an aerial view today. I realise they moved people out to the New Suburbs - but very little housing has been replaced here. It maybe arguable as to whether some of this housing was "Slum" housing. I'm not rewriting history, there was some appalling housing around, but folk that have been interviewed claimed they kept their houses spick and span and the "Slum" Label was just that. A bit of Politicians Spin to grab some useful land. |
Ado16 |
Friday 23rd of August 2013 12:46:48 PM |
Hi Ado16, There are some really interesting examples of this type of clearance, and the new build on the land, in Manchester. Try a search using the word Collyhurst. For comparison, take a look at some of the cover of Nottingham. Yours, Katy Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader |
 Katy Whitaker |
Friday 23rd of August 2013 12:46:48 PM |