West Gorton
District of Manchester
England - United Kingdom

City of Manchester Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes) in Manchester, England, is the home ground of Manchester City Football Club, the fifth-largest stadium in the Premier League and the twelfth-largest in the United Kingdom, with a seating capacity of 47,805. The SportCity location but with a larger stadium, had been proposed for the main athletics arena in Manchester's failed bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Located at 53.4831, -2.20028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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2002 Commonwealth Games, Premier League venues, Football venues in England, Manchester City F.C., Sports venues in Manchester, Stadiums of the Commonwealth Games

Manchester Velodrome

Manchester Velodrome now the National Cycling Centre is an indoor cycle-racing track or velodrome in Sportcity, Manchester, England. It opened in September 1994 and remained the only indoor Olympic-standard track in the United Kingdom for 18 years, prior to the completion of the London Velopark for the 2012 Summer Olympics. A velodrome was proposed as part of Manchester's bid for the Olympic Games of 1996 and 2000, which were awarded to Atlanta and Sydney.

Located at 53.4856, -2.19167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cycle racing in England, Velodromes in the United Kingdom, Sports venues in Manchester, 1994 establishments in England, Buildings and structures completed in 1994, Cycling in England

B of the Bang

B of the Bang was a sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick, in Manchester, England, located next to the City of Manchester Stadium at Sportcity. It was dismantled in 2009 because of structural problems. Commissioned to mark the 2002 Commonwealth Games, it was one of the tallest structures in the City of Manchester and was the tallest sculpture in the UK until the completion of Aspire in 2008. It was taller and leaned at a greater angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Located at 53.4819, -2.19611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in England, Visitor attractions in Manchester, Buildings and structures in Manchester, 2005 sculptures, Steel sculptures

Belle Vue Zoological Gardens

Belle Vue Zoological Gardens was a large zoo, amusement park, exhibition hall complex and speedway stadium in Belle Vue (Gorton), Manchester, England, opened in 1836. The brainchild of John Jennison, the gardens were initially intended to be an entertainment for the genteel middle classes, with formal gardens and dancing on open-air platforms during the summer, but they soon became one of the most popular attractions in Northern England.

Located at 53.4636, -2.1875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1836 establishments in England, 1977 disestablishments, Zoos in England, Amusement parks in England, Visitor attractions in Manchester, History of Manchester, Former zoos, Botanical gardens in England, Defunct amusement parks in the United Kingdom

Bradford-with-Beswick

Bradford-with-Beswick is an area in Manchester, England.

Located at 53.48, -2.21 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Areas of Manchester

Victoria Park, Manchester

Victoria Park is a suburban area of Manchester, England. Victoria Park lies approximately 3 kilometres south of Manchester city centre, between Rusholme and Longsight. It is east of Wilmslow Road and west of Anson Road.

Located at 53.4569, -2.21694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of Manchester, Buildings and structures in Manchester

Openshaw Citadel

Openshaw Citadel was the third Salvation Army corps opened in Manchester. A comparison of corps incomes in suggests that Lower Openshaw had a large number of soldiers with little money when it opened in 1884. Lower Openshaw corps became known as 'Poor man's Palace'. It closed in the 1970s when the Corps moved to Grosvenor St. , Manchester (previously known as the Temple). Later it moved to Sale. The building is still there, albeit used as a garage.

Located at 53.4748, -2.196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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The Salvation Army, Churches in Manchester, Christianity in Manchester

Bradford, Manchester

Bradford is a district and electoral ward in the city of Manchester, England, two miles north east of the city centre. Historically in Lancashire, Bradford was for many years an economically deprived area but has undergone regeneration with the building of the City of Manchester Stadium which hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games and is now home to Manchester City F.C.. Bradford is neighboured by Beswick to the west and the two areas are sometimes referred to as Bradford-with-Beswick.

Located at 53.481, -2.195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of Manchester, Manchester City Council Wards

Hyde Road

Hyde Road was a football stadium in Ardwick, Manchester, England. It was home to Manchester City F.C. and their predecessors from its construction in 1887 until 1923, when the club moved to Maine Road. It was named after Hyde Road, a road which begins at the east end of Ardwick Green South in Ardwick and runs east towards Hyde. At the boundary between Gorton and Audenshaw it continues as Manchester Road.

Located at 53.4694, -2.20889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct football venues in England, Defunct sports venues in Greater Manchester, Manchester City F.C., History of Manchester

Ashburys railway station

This article refers to the ex Great Central Railway station in Manchester; for the similarly named former LSWR station in Devon see Ashbury railway station. Ashburys 12px Ashburys Ashburys railway station in Manchester. The train shown is a Northern Rail Class 323 in First North Western livery.

Located at 53.4718, -2.195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Manchester, Former Great Central Railway stations, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category F2 stations

Manchester International Depot

Manchester International Depot is a train maintenance depot in Manchester, England. It was constructed next to the Longsight depot in the early 1990s as part of a plan to operate Eurostar international train services to locations in the United Kingdom beyond London, known as Regional Eurostar.

Located at 53.4622, -2.20278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Eurostar, Transport in Manchester, Buildings and structures in Manchester

Longsight Diesel TMD

Longsight Diesel TMD is a railway diesel locomotive traction maintenance depot (TMD) situated in Longsight, Manchester, England. The depot code is LO. There are many various roads in which individual train sets can be overhauled.

Located at 53.4647, -2.20261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway depots in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Manchester, Transport in Manchester

Longsight Electric TMD

Longsight Electric TMD is an AC Electric railway locomotive Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Longsight, Manchester, England. The depot code is LG. It is one of the largest train depots in the United Kingdom, and can hold 179 carriages at any one time. It is currently used by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains and CrossCountry. Northern Rail store 45 Class 323 carriages and CrossCountry stores 17 carriages. Virgin Trains maintain 99 Class 390 "Pendolino" at the depot.

Located at 53.4614, -2.20003 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway depots in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Manchester, Transport in Manchester

Belle Vue Stadium

Belle Vue Stadium is a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, where the very first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It is also used for speedway as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces since 1988 and since 1999 has British Stock Car Association (BriSCA), the British governing body for stock car racing and banger racing. The stadium holds a number of BriSCA events and has become one of the most popular venues in the North-West of England.

Located at 53.4611, -2.18417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues in Manchester, Defunct rugby league venues, Stock car racing venues, Greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom, Speedway venues in England

National Squash Centre

The National Squash Centre is a squash venue in Eastlands, Manchester, England, which was constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The National Squash Centre is part of the Sportcity complex. Costing approximately £3.5m, the facilities include six courts and one glass-walled show court (this alone cost £110,000). The show court is moveable: it floats on air like a hovercraft and can be positioned in the athletics hall for all major tournaments.

Located at 53.4846, -2.2027 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues in Manchester

Sportcity

Sportcity Manchester is a sports district in the City of Manchester, and was used to host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. It is located in east Manchester, less than a mile away from Manchester city centre and was developed on former industrial land including the site of Bradford Colliery. Sportcity's largest structure, the City of Manchester Stadium which was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, is now home to Manchester City F.C. and one of the largest football stadiums in England.

Located at 53.4857, -2.2016 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sports venues in Manchester

Ardwick Hall

Ardwick Hall was the home of linen merchant Robert Hyde, uncle to British textile mill owner Samuel Greg(1758–1834). It was located in Manchester. A Great Universal Stores warehouse now stands on the spot. It was owned in the mid-19th century by textile magnate John Kennedy (manufacturer)

Located at 53.4712, -2.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses in Manchester

Saint Peter's RC High School, Manchester

Saint Peter's is a Roman Catholic High School on Kirkmanshulme Lane in Belle Vue, Manchester, England.

Located at 53.4596, -2.1925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Business and Enterprise Colleges in England, Schools damaged by arson, Comprehensive schools in Manchester, Educational institutions established in 1999, Roman Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Salford, 1999 establishments in England, School buildings in the United Kingdom destroyed by arson

Edgar Wood Centre

The Edgar Wood Centre is a former Church of Christ, Scientist building in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. Pevsner considered it "the only religious building in Lancashire that would be indispensable in a survey of twentieth century church design in all England. " It is a Grade I listed building, and on the Register of Buildings at Risk maintained by English Heritage.

Located at 53.4579, -2.2162 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade I listed buildings in Manchester

The International Nightclub Manchester

The International Nightclub Manchester was a live music venue on Anson Road, Longsight, Manchester at the same time as The Haçienda and other clubs in the late 1980s were gaining in popularity. Gareth Evans owned the nightclub and was also the manager of The Stone Roses who also frequented the club.

Located at 53.4542, -2.2116 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Music venues in Manchester

Belle Vue Gaol

Belle Vue Gaol (also known as Manchester City Gaol, Manchester Borough Gaol or Gorton Gaol) was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester, England. It operated between 1850 and 1888. It was notorious at the time for abysmal prisoner living conditions. It was demolished in 1892.

Located at 53.463, -2.195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct prisons in Greater Manchester, 1850 establishments in England, Buildings and structures demolished in 1892

Ida Kinsey Centre

The Ida Kinsey Centre is a community centre located in the Manchester suburb of Grove Village(formerly Plymouth Grove). It was opened on the 6th of November 2008, and is named after a local resident who was active in the local community. There were 18 of Ida Kinsey's relatives at the opening ceremony. The Centre is at 17 guide Post Road, just off Stockport Road. They host community events including Eco Arts Ardwick craft events and Manchester Digital Debelpment Agency trainings.

Located at 53.4658, -2.216 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Manchester, Community centres in England

Ellen Wilkinson High School

Ellen Wilkinson High School was housed, until it closed in 2000, in a Grade II* listed building in the Ardwick district of Manchester, designed in 1879–80 by the prolific Manchester architect Thomas Worthington. Formerly known as Nicholls Hospital, the building was funded by Benjamin Nicholls as a memorial to his son, John Ashton Nicholls. Nicholls commissioned Worthington to prepare designs in 1867, with instructions that building was only to commence after his own death.

Located at 53.4692, -2.2165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Defunct schools in Manchester, Gothic Revival architecture in England, History of Manchester, Educational institutions disestablished in 2000, 2000 disestablishments in England

Hyde Road (speedway)

Hyde Road Stadium was the home of the Belle Vue Aces speedway team. The stadium's` capacity was 40,000 and it was built in 1928 and used until demolished in 1987. It was claimed to have been the first purpose built speedway track in Britain. It was named after Hyde Road, a road which begins at the east end of Ardwick Green South in Ardwick and runs east towards Hyde. At the boundary between Gorton and Audenshaw it continues as Manchester Road.

Located at 53.4639, -2.19472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct speedway venues, Defunct sports venues in Greater Manchester, Defunct sports venues in England

Bradford Colliery

Bradford Colliery was a coal mine on the Central Manchester Coalfield in Bradford, Manchester then in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Although part of the Manchester Coalfield, the seams of the Bradford Coalfield correspond more closely to those of the Oldham Coalfield. The Bradford coalfield is crossed by a number of fault lines, principally the Bradford Fault, which was reactivated by mining activity in the mid-1960s.

Located at 53.483, -2.202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Coal mines in Lancashire, Underground mines in England