Buile Hill Mansion
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The photograph on this page of Buile Hill Mansion by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Buile Hill Mansion
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 30 Aug 2011
The Georgian mansion house, built in 1825-27 and once home of Manchester's first Lord Mayor, is a Grade II listed building within Buile Hill Park. In 2007, plans were submitted for its conversion to a hotel. (http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1000975_mansion_to_become_hotel - Manchester Evening News) but an application for funding from the National Lottery was refused (http://www.salfordonline.com/articles_page/28587-buile_hill_mansion.html Salford On Line) and the house remains currently unused and boarded up.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.490468
Longitude
-2.305617