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Picture: Manchester's Victorian Gorton Baths under demolition August 2005 » Filename: ManGorBathsDml5813.jpg

Gorton Baths was one of the few remaining Victorian buildings in the east Manchester district of Gorton. The baths originated in the late 19th century and played a significant role in the history of the city. They were a legacy of the measures taken by Manchester's 'City Fathers' to improve sanitary conditions in the city.

This is what I wrote in Kyoto Japan on 13 August 2005: "Another piece of the mosaic of Manchester is chipped away. Photo uploaded from Kyoto Japan, Thursday 1 September 2005. After I return on Tuesday I expect the building to be gone."

When I returned it was still there and survived until mid-2007 when it was finally destroyed. Thanks to C for notifying me of the sad news. It's another example of the silent destruction of Manchester that is going on all around. Only when we do a reckoning in a few years will we realise just how much of Manchester's original identity has been lost.

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