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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Lee Grimsditch & Hannah Kane

Inside abandoned swimming pool taken over by squatters left frozen in time

An abandoned leisure centre was transformed by a community of squatters who had big plans for the building before they were kicked out - leaving the place frozen in time.

Chorlton Leisure Centre in Manchester closed in 2015 despite last ditched attempts by campaigners to run it as a not-for-profit centre.

Following its closure, the building was taken over a number of times by a community of squatters who said they had big plans to bring the building back into use.

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