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babybird
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29 Mar 2014, 3:06 am

Gorton Monastery is now classed as one of the 100 most endangered sites in the world.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... al-6792035


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29 Mar 2014, 8:35 am

What happened to that building? It looks like it was bombed or something, or is it just years of neglect? It reminds me a bit of some of those deserted neighbourhoods in Detroit, looks like a warzone but apparantly after a few years of neglect buildings just fall apart.



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30 Mar 2014, 4:37 am

It was just left to neglect.

The reason I posted it was because I used to walk past there quite often.

It is a beautiful building and it is such a shame that it was left to rack and ruin.


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30 Mar 2014, 9:05 am

Good God. What an ugly building! The Taj Mahal is at least graceful.

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01 Apr 2014, 5:23 am

Wanna nice big old church.

Looks haunted.


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