The Witchwood
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Witchwood by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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The Witchwood
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 4 Aug 2014
The Witchwood is a public house and has been a hub for live indie and rock music since the 1960s. In 2004, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council served a compulsory purchase order on The Witchwood as plans for the regeneration of the surrounding area required the building to be removed. After a campaign to save The Witchwood, supported by regular customers, local amateur musicians, businesses and live venues, live music fans from across the country, Ask Developments – the company regenerating the surrounding area – agreed that The Witchwood would not be demolished on condition that "the exterior would be re-rendered and new windows put in". Witchwood website: http://www.thewitchwood.net/
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Image Location
Latitude
53.486233
Longitude
-2.099726