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3 Towers
 The skyline of Manchester is
punctuated by residential towers built in the 1960s. These towers
were built in a hurry to rehouse large numbers of families made
homeless by the widespread slum clearances of the period. Some of
the towers were so poorly constructed that they have long since been
demolished. Others stand vacant since the last of the
residents moved to more suitable accommodation.
 In Collyhurst, on the eastern fringe of the city centre, another solution has been found. Working in concert with the architectural practice of "Urban North", the property developers, Urban Splash, have completely refurbished three towers creating 187 modern apartments.  The towers are named after
members of the famous Manchester family of suffragettes, the
Pankhursts. The tops of the flats are labeled Sylvia, Christabel
and Emmeline.
 Urban Splash continue to apply
this strategy to other empty tower blocks and the one shown below
appears to be the next one on their agenda. It sits on the corner
of Oldham Road and Butler Street.
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