Category Archives: Salford

RIVERSIDE SKYSCRAPER DISTRICT | Central Salford & Manchester Building Boom

In this AidanEyewitness video, we take a look around the new skyscraper District of Greengate, just a short walk from Deansgate in Manchester city centre. There are already around six tall residential buildings here, with more to come including One … Continue reading

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Andy Salmon (@salfordrev) | Sounds from the Other City

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Chapel Street last night đŸŒƒ

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My mind is daft…

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Blackfriars Street: #surprisingsalford #40 — Back on the road again

Blackfriars Road in Salford crosses Trinity Way, going under the railway line. From the Chapel Street junction this becomes Blackfriars Street and continues up to the River Irwell where Blackfriars Bridge crosses the river in to Manchester. Along Blackfriars Street … Continue reading

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Chapel Street Police Station: #surprisingsalford #41 — Back on the road again

This is surely one of the most attractive police stations you have ever seen. The old police station on Chapel Street in Salford is near to the junction with Blackfriars Road and on the junction of Chapel Street and Salford … Continue reading

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A Japanese Maple in Salford — The Inkwell

Salford, 2nd March 2019   Winter wasn’t kind to our friend round the back Who was anchored to the rocks by its roots The evergreens kept a watchful eye As it sat there dormant in the wind rain and snow … Continue reading

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L. S. Lowry | TateShots — Dezign Ark (Beta)

‘Lowry is Britain’s preeminent painter of the industrial city’ says Tate curator Helen Little, as she introduces the exhibition ‘Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life’. For Lowry, modern painting needed to represent the remaining rituals of public life: football … Continue reading

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Masterplan will transform Salford’s A6 corridor and beyond

A HUGELY ambitious masterplan to create a new city district situated between Greater Manchester’s Central Business District and Salford’s MediaCityUK, transforming the University of Salford campus and surrounding areas, has been agreed between the University and Salford City Council. The … Continue reading

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Sweetly Sings the Donkey: Celebrating Shelagh Delaney in Her Salford Hometown

Shelagh Delaney (1938-2011) was a pioneering writer from Salford known for her brilliant plays based in the city, which continue to be widely performed today. Her work is accessible, down-to-earth and funny, and her writing addresses many issues which are … Continue reading

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