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11.03.2023 - 18:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A doomed shopping parade set to be demolished was once the beating heart of its estate.
In February 2023, it was announced that the derelict shopping parade in North Manchester was to be pulled down in a matter of weeks. Plans were finally approved by the town hall to demolish Eastford Square in Collyhurst, which has lain abandoned for more than a decade.
Manchester council now owns the building off Rochdale Road after acquiring the final unit following years of negotiations with its owner. The three-storey structure has stood on the site since the council estate that surrounded it was built in the 1960s.
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It's hard to believe the crumbling and boarded up parade, recently called the "biggest eyesore in Manchester", was once central to a thriving community. From the Post Office and the butchers to later the hairdressers and the chippy, the shops on Eastford Square offered locals everything they needed on their doorstep.
Last year, the MEN spoke to tenants still living on the surrounding estate, with many still holding fond memories of the parade and its place in the community. Susan Lever, 65, had lived her flat in nearby Roach Court tower block since 1968.
Collyhurst-born and bred, she remembered a very different world from the ghost town the square has since become. "It was thriving round here," she said.
"It had everything you wanted. You had all the shops and then three pubs within walking distance.
"The chippy was one of the best ones going about 25 years ago. The queue used to go right past the shops.
"Even the
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