Ashton Old Road, Manchester
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Ashton Old Road, Manchester by Stephen Sweeney as part of the Geograph project.
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Ashton Old Road, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Sweeney Taken: 21 Jun 2011
Strangely not marked as dual carriageway on the OS map. Leering over the city on the horizon is the 551ft-high Beetham Tower, which at the time of this image being taken is the tallest building in the UK outside of London.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.474069
Longitude
-2.19612