Former Cross Keys, Jersey Street, Manchester
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Former Cross Keys, Jersey Street, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 24 Jul 2011
Utilitarian former pub on the corner of the splendidly-named Radium Street. The presence of the satellite dish must mean it hasn't been closed for as long as looks would suggest. How many pints were sunk inside by local workers or residents I wonder? Answers on a postcard. An application to demolish it in 2010 failed - it is the sort of building which stands in the way of urban regeneration and its grand visions (see the marketing slogans on the right, and the faux old paving). By 2014, something was afoot: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.484893
Longitude
-2.225707