taken 3 years ago, near to Manchester, England
Victoria Square
The Grade II listed
Link Victoria Square was Manchester's first municipal housing, built in 1889, by Henry Spalding and A.W.Cross. It is in red brick with terracotta dressings and slate roofs. There is a square courtyard plan with balcony access inside the courtyard. It opened in 1894 and was intended for 825 people in 237 double tenements and 48 single. The flats had internal bathrooms and the Square had shared laundries with drying facilities in the top rooms of the corner towers - an attempt to rid homes of the damp air from drying clothes and thus reduce bronchial complaints. Demolition was proposed in 1970 but, since receiving Grade II listing in 1988, the flats have been extensively refurbished and converted into old people's dwellings, managed by Northward Housing and featuring 163 modern one- and two-bed flats.
This photograph shows the corner of George Leigh Street and Bengal Street. It also fronts on to Sherratt Street and Oldham Road.
SJ8498 : Weather vane on the top of Victoria Square.
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