Training Academy Site, Openshaw West

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Training Academy Site, Openshaw West

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 Oct 2013

The site of the new Manchester City Training Academy being built on land opposite the existing City of Manchester Stadium. The site was formerly the Clayton Aniline factory site and was historically home to a gasometer, an alkali works, a forge, a refuse heap, railway sidings and other industrial works.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.480916
Longitude
-2.186658