Grosvenor Street, Stalybridge
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Grosvenor Street, Stalybridge
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 18 Feb 2020
A lone pigeon struts across a deserted street. This is Stalybridge town centre on a Tuesday lunchtime. There are shops here - and, in this view, a Wetherspoons pub - but a lot of the units are boarded up and the area feels in decline. This is sad but not at all unusual nowadays.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.481318
Longitude
-2.057523