2017

SJ8198 : Thorn Court

taken 7 years ago, 3 km from Rusholme, Manchester, England

Thorn Court
Thorn Court
Thorn Court was completed in 1969 with 23 storeys, 66m tall and housing 178 flats.

See how it looked in 2009 SJ8198 : Salford Skyscrapers.

The tower along with neighbouring Spruce Court SJ8198 : Spruce Court underwent extensive renovations a few years ago LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower in London the cladding on the tower was tested and failed initial fire tests. Work has now begun on removing the cladding. LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Building Material: Aluminium Cladding other tags: Tower Blocks High Rise Flats Salford Cladding Cladding Panels Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Tower Blocks - neglect and renewal Automatic Clusters: · Thorn Court [6] Other Photos: · Salford Towerblocks · Spruce Court ·
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SJ8198, 140 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 4 July, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 5 July, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8164 9884 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.1571N 2:16.6894W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8172 9885
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