These pictures show the all-new Manchester Dogs’ Home which is set to re-open thanks to M.E.N. readers who stumped up £1.4m after a devastating fire last year.

The M.E.N. was invited for the first glimpse inside the new temporary adoption centre, which is due to open by late summer.

A former block partially destroyed by a massive fire at the Harpurhey site, in Moss Brook Road, has been refurbished, and soon a number of homeless dogs will be moving in.

There are multiple kennels available and the charity hopes around 20 dogs will live in the new centre.

Every single kennel in the block has been re-tiled and made safe for each of the pooches.

A new grooming room and kitchen - known as the cook house - containing feeding facilities have also been created on the site.

The charity do not know the exact opening date of the new facility yet, but said it will be in a few weeks.

It is hoped members of the public will be able to visit as soon as all the refurbishment work is complete and help dogs find new homes.

Final plans are also being put in place for larger, permanent kennels.

(Image: Sean Hansford)

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Manager Steve Mapley said: “It has been a nightmare for everybody. We were never planning on undertaking this level of work - trying to build that (the new facilities) then as well as running the centre.

“It will be a boost, we are trying to get back to the same level of normality, being able to get the stray dogs back to the site there and getting the staff back there.

“Getting the temporary adoption centre and getting the public back to the site is going to be a real bonus for us.”

Currently anyone who wants to adopt a dog from the Harpurhey site is asked to look online and book an appointment.

These dogs need rehoming from the Manchester Dogs' Home in Harpurhey...

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On September 11 last year 60 dogs were killed and hundreds of others rescued in the fire which was started deliberately.

All of the dogs rescued from the blaze were transferred to the Cheshire Dogs’ Home in Warrington and have since found new homes.

Nobody has been charged in relation to the arson attack.

Generous M.E.N. readers helped raise £1.4m within a matter of days to pay for rebuilding the home.

This was what the kennels looked like in the days after the devastating blaze last September

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A number of celebrities also chipped in including The X Factor judge Simon Cowell and footballer Mario Balotelli.

For more information, or to enquire about re-homing dogs, visit dogshome.net