Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Former home of Kendal's founder could be converted into flats and town house
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor the latest Stockport news sign up to the MyStockport newsletter here An historic house could be converted into new homes if planners grant permission for the scheme next week.
Belmont House, in Cheadle, dates back to the early 19th century and was once home to James Milne, founder of Manchester’s iconic Kendal’s department store.
While locally listed, a recent heritage review found it has the potential for national recognition, ‘possessing a degree of significance beyond its local interest and value’.
Most recently used as a care home, the Schools Hill building has been vacant since 2017 - becoming a magnet for ‘misuse, vandalism and other damage’.
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