Birtenshaw School
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Birtenshaw School
Image: © philandju Taken: 14 Mar 2013
The special school was founded in 1956 and until recently was housed in nearby Birtenshaw Hall. The Hall was previously one of the homes of the Ashworth family, cotton barons. Some say that the architecture and colours of the new school building sit uneasily in the surrounding landscape.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.611842
Longitude
-2.414565