The Knowhere Guide

Best and Worst in Denton, Greater Manchester*

Denton, Greater Manchester Triumphs and Tragedies

Favourite Building

• There are a number in Denton, sadly a number are now being demolished in a "to late to much" effort to bring the place in to the nineteenth century. Another six months and the place will look like what Hitler achieved with our large city’s. Hitler’s hit list :- Oldham’s Battery works, McArds Toilet seat works including a building with one of the best ornate Facades in Denton and last but by no means least a great chunk of structures North West of Crown Point. All at one time including development sites now on the market not 100 yards from Crown Point. Looks as though we are again in for a rough ride, remember the motorway!
• St Lawrence's, the oldest timber-framed church in Greater Manchester.

Demolish It Now Building

• THE WHOLE OF THE HAWKER BATTERY FACTORY
• WISON HAT FACTORY

The Best Things

• The pubs & local people

The Worst Things

• Crown Point Cross roads. Yes that’s the spot where you can sit & dream! Dream of the missed appointments. The business lost! The work you should be now doing! The billions of pounds cock ups like this one at Crown Point road junction is costing British Industry. Congratulations to our council planners for the almighty balls up they have made of the road system at Crown Point Denton! You have nearly succeeded to out do that person in I think was it our capital, only he with his policies has brought to a near stand a great city. But suppose you have to start somewhere though.
• Increasing dereliction of shops and downturn in the local shopping market
• WILSONS HAT FACTORY

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Last updated: 2006-10-25