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Towers
 The skyline of
Manchester is punctuated by residential towers built
in the 1960s. These towers were built in a
hurry to rehouse large numbers of families made
homeless by the widespread slum clearances of the
period. Some of the towers were so poorly
constructed that they have long since been
demolished. Others stand vacant since the last
of the residents moved to more suitable
accommodation.
 In Collyhurst, on the eastern fringe of the city centre, another solution has been found. Working in concert with the architectural practice of "Urban North", the property developers, Urban Splash, have completely refurbished three towers creating 187 modern apartments.  The towers are
named after members of the famous Manchester
family of suffragettes, the Pankhursts.
The tops of the flats are labeled Sylvia,
Christabel and Emmeline.
 Urban Splash
continue to apply this strategy to other
empty tower blocks and the one shown below
appears to be the next one on their
agenda. It sits on the corner of
Oldham Road and Butler Street.
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