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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Lifestyle
Lee Grimsditch

The once thriving shopping parade that became 'Manchester's biggest eyesore'

A doomed shopping parade set to be demolished was once the beating heart of its estate.

In February 2023, it was announced that the derelict shopping parade in North Manchester was to be pulled down in a matter of weeks. Plans were finally approved by the town hall to demolish Eastford Square in Collyhurst, which has lain abandoned for more than a decade.

Manchester council now owns the building off Rochdale Road after acquiring the final unit following years of negotiations with its owner. The three-storey structure has stood on the site since the council estate that surrounded it was built in the 1960s.

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