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Holyhead and Harbour, from Holyhead Mountain, Anglesey

Holyhead

in the county of Isle of Anglesey

Pictures of Salford

in the county of Greater Manchester

About Salford

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry.

At the time Lowry(1887-1976)painted his famous pictures, it was little thought that places such as Salford would, in less than a century, become one of the north's premier tourist attractions. But this is now the case, the grim industrial architecture has all but disappeared to be replaced with attractive modern buildings, its quays regenerated to provide a vast entertainment centre in a place which was renowned throughout the north for its poverty and deprivation.

Salford's history lies deep in the mist of time, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book, received its market charter in 1230, almost a century before Manchester who did not receive theirs until around 1310. This distant fact remains a matter of pride to the citizens of Salford. What is also interesting is that Salford is a Royal manor. The lands came into the possession of Henry Bolingbroke in 1399, he later ascended the throne of England as Henry IV, thus creating the Royal Manor of Salford with Henry as Lord of the Manor, a title held by Her Majesty the Queen to this day.

The City has a thriving University, giving it a youthful, multi-cultural population. Adjacent to the University is Peel Park which opened in 1846, this is quite possibly the oldest public park in the world. In recent times the park has been redeveloped to provide a pleasant place of escapement for University students, locals and visitors. Amongst its facilities the parks boasts lovely flower beds, a well equipped play area for children, football pitch and changing room, the Marie Curie Field of Hope, part of the Irwell Valley sculpture trail, and the flood obelisk. Nearby, visitors can find Salford Museum and Art Gallery.

The Manchester Ship Canal was opened by Queen Victoria in 1894, this new waterway ran from Eastham on the Mersey Estuary to Salford. Its inception gave a boost to Salford and made it an important part of the Industrial revolution, it also gave it enormous prosperity, but as so often this prosperity belonged to a favoured few and social and economic conditions for the mass population were often appalling.

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Beautiful evening sky!

Manchester (227 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction E of Salford)

A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north..

The Packet House Worsley

Worsley (8 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester

(4.1 miles, 6.5 km, direction W of Salford)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire

Altrincham (16 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction S of Salford)

First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on...

This is St Stephens Church, which is in Audenshaw.

Audenshaw (2 Pictures) in the county of Greater Manchester

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E of Salford)

Audenshaw is a suburb of Greater Manchester. It is probably best known for its reservoirs and the busy waters of the Ashton canal, beside which visitors can see clusters of delightful canal-side properties...

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NW of Salford)

The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist...

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Imperial War Museum North. Salford

Imperial War Museum North (1 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction S)

Opened at The Quays in Trafford Park, Manchester in July 2002 and created to give northern audiences access to the national.....

Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction SE)

Situated in the oldest passenger railway buildings in the world, the Museum tells the story of the history, science and industry.....

Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction E)

Concert Venue...

A picture of Chethams Library

Chethams Library (2 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction E)

Chetham's Library was founded in 1653 and is the oldest public library in the English-speaking world...

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.6 km, direction E)

Manchester's leading producing theatre company, based in the historic splendour of the Victorian cotton exchange building...

The Urbis, Manchester - Dec. 2005

Urbis (7 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction E)

Urbis is Manchester’s Centre for Urban Culture and explores Urban culture in the cities of today and tomorrow through four.....

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction E)

Manchester's fine 15th-century church of St.Mary was raised to cathedral status in 1848. It is a magnificent example of.....


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