Swift Road, Sholver
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Swift Road, Sholver
Image: © Steven Haslington Taken: 17 Aug 2014
A view down Swift Road in the Sholver area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. In the mid-20th century, Sholver (a pleasant and ancient hillside) was converted in to one of Oldham's largest social housing estates. It's isolation and low-specification flats and town houses cemented it as one of Oldham's least desirable suburbs.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.568316
Longitude
-2.074251