Manchester, Oxford Road
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Manchester, Oxford Road
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 3 Nov 2013
Looking along Manchester's Oxford Road (A34). The skyline on the right hand side of the road is dominated by the tower of the Palace Hotel (formerly the Refuge Assurance Building) just beyond the railway bridge. The Grade II listed building, at the corner of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street, originally designed and built between 1891–1895 for the Refuge Assurance Company. The 217 foot high tower was added in 1910–1912. The building remained occupied by The Refuge Assurance Company until 1987. It was converted to a hotel in 1996, and is now the Palace Hotel. http://www.principal-hayley.com/venues-and-hotels/the-palace-hotel Palace Hotel website
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Image Location
Latitude
53.473629
Longitude
-2.240411