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.
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Historic building in Greater Manchester borough could be turned into new homes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere are plans to convert a grade II building in Salford into new homes. Monks Hall, on Wellington Road in Eccles, could be partially demolished under a scheme to build a mix of houses and apartments on the historic site.
This includes a 'carefully planned and sensitive restoration, renovation, and adaptive reuse of the existing building.' READ MORE: Salford deli owner fined after 'widespread' pest infestation found at premises Historical documents suggest Monks Hall dates as far back as 1234 AD, although the current building is not this old.
Four original buildings are thought to have been built on the site before 1500, and the existing building is a structure from the 17th century, with adaptations and extensions having taken place up until the early 20th century.
Monks Hall is currently empty and a planning report states that the two original buildings have suffered 'substantial damage' over the past ten years due to break-ins and arson attacks.
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