Short-lived redevelopment, Manchester Road, Bradford

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The photograph on this page of Short-lived redevelopment, Manchester Road, Bradford by Humphrey Bolton as part of the Geograph project.

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Short-lived redevelopment, Manchester Road, Bradford

Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: Unknown

This picture was taken in 1965, and shows a new block of shops and maisonettes behind 19C buildings being demolished to make way for a dual carriageway. The new building is still on the OS map, but wasn't there when I passed yesterday! It seems to have been replaced by low-rise housing.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.787667
Longitude
-1.754078