Highrise Accommodation at Langley
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Highrise Accommodation at Langley
Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 1 Dec 2005
One of Europe's largest council housing estates, Langley was originally purchased by Manchester Corporation to establish a reservoir. The development of water resources in the Lake District made such a scheme unnecessary and Langley was used to re-house the thousands of people made homeless by the Manchester's post-war slum clearance programme.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.557625
Longitude
-2.217338