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, England. The building originally opened as a

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chapel in 1858, and was designed by the local architect

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. It has been designated by

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as a Grade II

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. It is located in Castlefield, an

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. The building was converted to a sound recording studio in the 1980s and owned by Pete Waterman, best known for

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recorded "

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" in the chapel. Waterman sold the building in 2006 and it has since been converted to offices.

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