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Salford ( / sɔːlfərd / SAWL-fərd) is a city in Greater Manchester, England. [2] [3] The city is situated in a meander on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester and its city centre. Landmarks in the city include the old town hall, cathedral and St Philips Church.
Salford ( / ˈsɒlfərd / SOL-fərd ), [7] also known as the City of Salford, is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. [8]
Salford, city and metropolitan borough in the west-central part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England. It lies immediately west of the city of Manchester. Flemish weavers first settled in Salford about 1360, and it became an important
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- Ordsall Hall
- Salford Quays
- MediaCityUK
- The Lowry
- Salford Museum & Art Gallery
- IWM North
- Salford Lads’ Club
- Manchester United
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground
- Chapel Street
Seconds on foot from the futuristic architecture of Salford Quays is a splendid Tudor mansion, home to the Radclyffe family for 300 years. The surviving parts of Ordsall Hall are built on two ranges around a courtyard knot garden, the south dating to the 15th century, and the west range completed in 1639. These both incorporate older elements datin...
One of the UK’s first and largest regeneration projects has been unfolding at the former site of the Manchester Docks since the late-1980s. These docks were opened by Queen Victoria in 1894 and constituted Britain’s third busiest port at their peak, before going into decline after the advent of container shipping. Plans to redevelop the docks into ...
One of the projects that has rendered Salford Quays unrecognisable in the space of a generation is MediaCityUK, a 200-acre mixed used development intended for media companies and faculties for the University of Salford. Its first phase was completed in the early 2010s, giving birth to an exciting 21st-century cityscape. The main tenant here is the ...
At the core of the plans to regenerate Salford Quays was an Arts Centre, which was the first major project to be completed and opened next to the Manchester Ship Canal in 2000. Designed by Michael Wilford and with hints of Salford Quays’ industrial past, the Lowry is named for the Stretford-born painter L. S. Lowry who had an eye for industrial lan...
Surrounded by the University of Salford, this sizeable museum is on the south side of Peel Park, mapping the history of Salford and with a large inventory of Victorian art. The museum dates to 1850, and would be worth a visit just to appreciate its Italianate Renaissance-style galleries. These have been arranged to reflect the layout of a Victorian...
Opposite the Lowry on the south side of the Manchester Ship Canal in Trafford Park is one of five branches for the Imperial War Museum, opened in 2002. This remarkable building, with three interlocking metallic shards (invoking air, earth and water), was designed by Daniel Libeskind and intended to induce a feeling of disorientation apt for war. Th...
Before he founded the Scout Movement, Robert Baden-Powell set up the Salford Lads’ Club in Ordsall in 1903. The idea behind clubs like these was to keep young boys in deprived areas out of trouble, and channel their energy into constructive pursuits and sport. The list of former members here is illustrious and includes the actor Albert Finney, the ...
Arguably the most famous football club in the world is based by the Bridgewater Canal on the south side of Salford Quays. Manchester United have played their home games at Old Trafford since 1910, and the stadium, designed by Archibald Leitch, has been reworked and expanded many times over the last century. Most recently 8,000 seats were added in 2...
The name “Old Trafford” is also associated with First-Class and international cricket. Minutes south of the football stadium, the 19,000-capacity Old Trafford Cricket Ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club for more than 150 years and always hosts international test matches, one-day internationals and T20 fixtures. If you’re unfa...
This main artery has been around for as long as Salford has existed, and today sums up the city perfectly with its modern constructions jostling for space beside historic monuments. In 1806 Chapel Street was the first street in the world to be illuminated by gaslights. L. S. Lowry would often sketch Chapel Street, and if he were around today he wou...
Ideally located where Salford meets Manchester on the banks of the River Irwell, Salford showcases the very best in heritage, arts, culture, sport, shopping, relaxation and stunning scenery. The city of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester made up of the towns of Salford, Eccles, Swinton, Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam.
10. Cathedral Church of St. John The Evangelist (Salford Cathedral) 31. Historic Sites. The Grade II listed Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, Salford. The mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. A sanctuary in the city. Come an see the beauty of our mother church.
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester in northwest England, with a population of 130,000 in 2021. It's separated from the City of Manchester by a loop of the River Irwell. Its biggest attraction is the Quays, but this area is described on a separate page.
