The building was originally St Mary's RC Primary School and continued in use as such until 1970. The school relocated to a new building on Holden Street (now Our Lady of Mount Carmel School) and the old building was re-furbished and given a new life as the Markazi Jamia Mosque.
Now it is the Mosque's turn to move to a new building in Hillgate Street, just off Holden Street. When the new Mosque opens this building will be demolished to make way for Ashton's new Northern By-pass.
It would be difficult to describe it as an attractive building but it will still be a pity to see something with so many people's memories, as a place of education and a place of worship, become reduced to a pile of brick dust in the name of "progress"!
A view of this building from the other side of the railway cutting was seen here almost a year ago.
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always sorry to see functional buildings go, instead of being reused.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
sad,
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you honor the building like this.
a historic act, well done.
So pretty and Interesting!
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I am always getting angry when old buildings are distroyed and glass boxes or roads are built instead !
ReplyDeleteHopefully someone will take those used bricks and build something nice, decorate a new home or fence.
ReplyDeleteRoads and freeways have a way of taking down buildings.
Really interesting. I agree that even though it may not be a historical proprety, there is something sad about tearing it down...
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Meryl
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