Full Time at Maine Road

In 2003 Manchester City Football Club left Maine Road for the new City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester. For 80 years the ground had been synonymous with the terraced streets of Moss Side and the Club had woven itself into the fabric of the community.

When it was decided the old stadium should make way for new homes, photographer Len Grant was commissioned to document the transition. He recorded each stage of the demolition from inside as well as outside the ground, photographing and interviewing local people along the way.

Full Time at Maine Road, follows the demise of Moss Side’s famous landmark and tells the story of a community’s loss, anxiety and hopes for the future.

Published by Len Grant Photography, 2004
ISBN: 0 9526 7203 0
£13.00 | 128 pages | softback
With an introductory interview with Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe
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