Manchester Monastery, Gorton Lane
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Manchester Monastery, Gorton Lane
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 20 Jul 2010
The Monastery, which is on Gorton Lane in West Gorton, is Grade II listed. It was built between 1863 and 1872 by Franciscan monks who had come to Manchester in 1861 to serve the local Catholic community. The Monastery was sadly vacated by the Franciscans in 1989 and was prey to significant vandalism and theft. Following a fundraising campaign by a charitable trust and grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage, the Architectural Heritage Fund, North West Development Agency and the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), the site and buildings have been restored. http://www.themonastery.co.uk/Our-History.html
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Image Location
Latitude
53.468169
Longitude
-2.187551