 In 2007 , the Church of Scientology bought the Old Trafford Essence Distillery on Chester Road for a reported £ 3.6M. The Church stated that it had plans to turn the 51 @,@ 000 @-@ square @-@ foot ( 4 @,@ 700 m2 ) Victorian building into a place of worship and religious instruction . The original plans were rejected by Trafford Council , but the Church stated its intention to revise the proposals and resubmit . 
