Location
The
Manchester "Wildcats" Freestyle Wrestling Club is located
at the 'Y' Club Leisure Centre which is attached to the Castlefield
Hotel in Liverpool Road, Manchester. To the right is a photograph
of the Leisure Centre showing it located in the foreground and the
hotel towards the rear backing onto Liverpool Road.
The complex is part of the regeneration of the Castlefield Canal
basin which was built at the
time of the industrial revolution in the 19th century. A view of
the canal basin as seen from the leisure complex shows the Victorian
iron and other bridges that span the canal basin. The construction
of these bridges heralded the end of water transport as the railways
became the principle means of industrial transport between the cities
of Liverpool and Manchester. The basin is now used as moorings for
privately owned barges and there is a public arena where outdoor
concerts are held in the summer.
The address of the Manchester 'Y' Club Leisure Centre is: The Castlefield Hotel
Liverpool Road
Castlefield
MANCHESTER M3 4JR
Tel: +44 (0)161 837 3259
Fax: +44 (0)161 837 3534
Email: info@yclub.org.uk Accessibility (by foot/public transport) Access to the Leisure Centre is down the steps from Liverpool Road
(unless you arriveby
barge!), and turn right at the bottom. This next photo show the
entrance in relation to the steps and the hotel that towers above
it to the right. The base of the steps is shown on the right flanked
by the red railings. The entrance to the centre is directly ahead
in the lower left quadrant of the photo. Access for the disabled
is via the Car park at the back of the leisure centre and through
the Castlefield Hotel main entrance down the ramp from Liverpool
Road. Access (by car)
Car parking is accessible both at the back of the leisure centre
itself and is reached byturning
into Potato Wharf. Parking costs 50 pence at
all times and the facility is strictly restricted to those using
the hotel and leisure facilities. The photo on the left shows the
main car park at the rear of the leisure centre. At the top of the
street is access from Liverpool Road.
Street Map & Aerial Photo
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to see a map image of the area that can be printed and expanded
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here for Multimap reference for the Manchester YMCA, Castlefield
Hotel and 'Y' Club Leisure facility.
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