Standing on the dark coloured concrete walkway next to disused railway sidings, covered in moss, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in soviet-era East Germany rather than in the heart of east Manchester.
But, on the horizon, you can see the roof of the Etihad Stadium sticking out, and the club's sprawling, shiny new training ground and academy next door.
To the right are Bradford's iconic former gas holders. We are standing at the edge of a set of unique buildings with a dark if fascinating history which, despite thousands of people driving past it every week, many will know very little about.
We are at what was once one of the entrances to the former Manchester Abattoir complex. The site includes an abandoned railway platform, an
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