Crownpoint North Retail Park
Encyclopedia
Crownpoint North Retail Park is a retail park situated in the Denton
Denton, Greater Manchester
Denton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 26,866....

 area of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

, It has a single-storey car park with 800 free parking spaces.

History

The site was originally a hat factory which exploded in 1901 killing 13 people and also injured many. The explosion was of vapour from methylated spirits used in the dyeing process.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK