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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Neal Keeling

In the shadow of the wrecking ball... a beautiful church, school and historic mill which survived "an earthquake"

A Victorian spinning mill once used to hold prisoners of war and a church designed by the same architect who created Manchester's Whitworth Art Gallery are in danger of demolition. The buildings have been added to an at risk register created by SAVE Britain's Heritage group.

Oakwood Mill in Stalybridge is nestled in overgrown trees on the edge of a village with a splendid backdrop of hillside. The neglected Moss Side Unitarian Free Church and School is in Old Trafford.

Both face the wrecking ball unless action is taken soon to protect them. SAVE aim to persuade local authorities to join them in securing a new future for the buildings.

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