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South Street is closed off at the rear of Crossley House Youth CentreImage and Whitworth Baths Image

Whitworth Baths viewed from South Street in Openshaw. The baths were built in 1890 and designed by a Manchester architect named J.W.Beaumont, and housed a Turkish bath. I would have liked to have had a look around inside, but I wasn't able to find any access, not legally anyway. Having looked at other photos of the building on the internet, it looks as though it has some very well preserved original tiling inside.

The church is St. Barnabas' and it is located on South Street opposite Dawnay Street in Openshaw. It looks as though it is 1960s modernist style, and it certainly has some interesting geometry if you can see past the razor wire topped wall and the top of the gateposts. This is the best shot I was able to get of this building.

The original church of St Barnabas in Openshaw dated from 1837. The present church was built in 1961 to replace the original structure which had to be demolished. Constructed of brick, the church has a rectangular nave with short transepts beneath a hipped gull-wing roof. It closed in 2014 when the congregation joined with the Church of the Resurrection http://www.resurrectionstbarnabas.org.uk/about-us/history/ elsewhere in the parish. The burial ground was conveyed to Manchester City Council in 1981. The closed churchyard is now maintained by the local authority as a public open space and some 19th and early 20th century headstones remain in situ.

Maybe once but not any more.

Detail around the entrance to Crossley House Youth Centre Image The date stone reads 1912 although it wasn't actually opened until 1913. It closed in 2013 after being damaged by thieves and is now protected by G4S security.

Openshaw Lad's Club was founded in November 1888 by William John Crossley. It was previously known as the Gorton and Openshaw Working Lad's Club and the Crossley Lad's Club. The Crossley family financed the club up to 1941 and they built the club premises, Crossley House to commemorate Sir William Crossley after his death in 1911. The building was opened in September 1913. In July 1941 the premises were handed over to the National Association of Boy's Clubs and a management committee was formed to administer the club. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/95b2d453-14bb-4370-9602-74513d1783d2 For 21 years it was the home of the Boxing Club run by Bob Shannon http://www.boxingscene.com/bob-shannon-homeless-premises-broken-into--68554 The former base for Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera had been credited by police with helping to cut crime through its community work and regular kids sessions. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/community-boxing-club-openshaw-used-5684343 In 2013 crooks ripped out copper piping and stole priceless equipment from the club. The building was rendered unsafe and it remains closed. The building was also home to Careerlines, a careers advisory service. Image

This building replaced a cavernous old one, but this one has been up for at least 40 years. It is now difficult to get a shot from this side due to the trees having grown up.

It was previously known as the Gorton and Openshaw Working Lad's Club and the Crossley Lad's Club. The Crossley family financed the club up to 1941 and they built the club premises, Crossley House to commemorate Sir William Crossley after his death in 1911. The building was opened in September 1913.

Openshaw Lad's Club was founded in November 1888 by William John Crossley. It was previously known as the Gorton and Openshaw Working Lad's Club and the Crossley Lad's Club. The Crossley family financed the club up to 1941 and they built the club premises, Crossley House to commemorate Sir William Crossley after his death in 1911. The building was opened in September 1913. In July 1941 the premises were handed over to the National Association of Boy's Clubs and a management committee was formed to administer the club. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/95b2d453-14bb-4370-9602-74513d1783d2 For 21 years it was the home of the Boxing Club run by Bob Shannon http://www.boxingscene.com/bob-shannon-homeless-premises-broken-into--68554 The former base for Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera had been credited by police with helping to cut crime through its community work and regular kids sessions. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/community-boxing-club-openshaw-used-5684343 In 2013 crooks ripped out copper piping and stole priceless equipment from the club. The building was rendered unsafe and it remains closed. The former Whitworth Baths Image on the right has been demolished but so far the Youth Centre has escaped the same fate.