Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester
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Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 25 Jul 2011
The shopping centre built as part of Wilson & Womersley's large development for the University of Manchester, 1970-72. Behind the glass tent-like roofs is the back of the block pictured here Image During my time as a student here in 1985-88, it was thriving, but it since appears to have hit hard times. Most of the shops were empty. Delta Travel was there in my time, but only their signage remains. Natwest was still there, but the adjacent food outlet, very handy for chips between Maths lecturers, now cruelly tempts students when it offers nothing more than faded pictures.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.467796
Longitude
-2.235708