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Newton Heath Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Newton Heath

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Newton Heath history

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All Saints Church

Industrial history

Mather & Platt established a vast engineering works producing pumps, electrical machinery and fire sprinkler systems . The aircraft manufacturer Avro was also based in Newton Heath before relocating to sites at Chadderton and Woodford . Heenan & Froude designed and manufactured the structural steelwork for Blackpool Tower .

Manchester United

Newton Heath was the birthplace of the Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club . The club was established in 1878 and later became Manchester United . It was formed by Frederick Attock a superintendent engineer of the L&YR . The name was changed to Manchester United Football Club in 1902 .

FC United of Manchester

Ten Acres Lane was the proposed site of a new five thousand capacity stadium for F.C. United of Manchester . The club intended to move into in time for the start of the 2012–13 season .

Newton Heath landmarks

Philips Park was opened on 22 August 1846 at a cost of £6,200 and was the first public park opened in Manchester. Brookdale Park was formed in 1904 and spans over 44 acres (18 hectares) The park has bowling greens, tennis courts, and a children’s play centre.

Newton Heath geography / climate

Newton Heath is an urban area surrounded by Clayton, Monsall, Moston, Failsworth, Miles Platting, Bradford and Ancoats. It is south of the A62 (Oldham Road), the main road between Oldham and Manchester city centre.

You can visit Newton Heath places with Walkfo Newton Heath to hear history at Newton Heath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Newton Heath has 154 places to visit in our interactive Newton Heath map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Newton Heath, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Newton Heath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Newton Heath & the surrounding areas.

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154 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Newton Heath tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Newton Heath

  

Best Newton Heath places to visit

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Newton Heath has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Newton Heath’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Newton Heath’s information audio spots:

The Star and Garter The Star and Garter has a room upstairs for club nights and gigs . It is situated on Fairfield Street behind Piccadilly railway station . It has been Grade II listed building since 20 June 1988 .

B of the Bang B of the Bang was a sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick next to the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England . It was one of the tallest structures in Manchester and the tallest sculpture in the UK until the completion of Aspire in 2008 . The sculpture took its name from a quotation of British sprinter Linford Christie, in which he said that he started his races not merely at the “bang” of the starting pistol, but at “the B of The Bang”

Gorton Locomotive Works Gorton Locomotive Works was completed in 1848 by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway . The works were known locally as Gortson Tank .

Chips, Manchester Chips is a nine-storey apartment building in New Islington, Manchester . It is part of an urban renewal project, New islington Millenium Village, led by Urban Splash . It was designed by Will Alsop, founder of the architect who designed Chips . In January 2018 Chips failed a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service risk assessment .

Piccadilly Tower Piccadilly Tower (Eastgate or Inacity Tower) is a proposed development designed by Woods Bagot in Manchester city centre, England .

Gateway House, Manchester Gateway House replaced a row of 19th-century railway warehouses on the approach to Manchester Piccadilly station . Richard Seifert & Partners designed the modernist office block in 1969 .

Opal Property Group Opal Property Group went into administration in 2013 and its properties were transferred to other organisations . Opal was the largest provider of private student accommodation in the UK, providing accommodation for 20,000 students .

Sportcity Sportcity in Manchester was used to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games . It is now home to Manchester City F.C. and is one of the largest football stadiums in England . The Manchester Velodrome is the base for British Cycling and the National Indoor BMX Arena was completed in 2011 .

North Manchester Rugby Club North Manchester Rugby Club (aka North Manchester RUFC) is an amateur sports club situated 5 miles north of the centre of Manchester. Established originally in 1921 in Prestwich as Prestwich Rugby Union Football Club, the club moved to Rhodes Cricket Club in 1951 and changed its name to Prestwich & Middleton Rugby Union football club in 1985. In 1991 the club merged with struggling Oldham college Rugby Union Club, maintaining the name of North Manchester.

Clayton Hall Clayton Hall is a 15th-century manor house on Ashton New Road, in Clayton, Manchester. It is a Grade II* listed building, the mound on which it is built is a scheduled ancient monument, and a rare example of a medieval moated site. Alterations were made to the hall in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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