Tesco Extra, Altrincham
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Tesco Extra, Altrincham
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 11 Mar 2017
This megastore must have drawn lots of shoppers away from the historic town centre. Old maps show that its 2.7ha site occupies an area formerly covered with a school and housing. Unfortunately they seem not to have been recorded for this site before demolition.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.385817
Longitude
-2.347415
