Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox This is the first look at plans to turn Castlefield Viaduct into an urban park including a secret garden, welcome area and events space.
The National Trust has submitted plans to Manchester Council to transform a section of the Grade II-listed structure into an urban oasis overlooking the city centre and beyond, similar to New York's famous 'High Line'.
Built in 1892 by Heenan and Froude, the same engineers who worked on the Blackpool Tower, the viaduct has not been in use for more than 50 years. READ MORE: 'I feel forgotten about': 68,000 Greater Manchester worker's furloughs to end Local residents and politicians have supported plans to bring
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