Salford, Metropolitan city in Greater Manchester, England
Salford lies along the western bank of the River Irwell and includes the districts of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. The city spreads across an area with residential neighborhoods, commercial zones and former docklands along the waterfront.
The settlement received its town charter in 1230 and grew into a center of textile production and coal mining during the 18th century. Large cotton mills and engineering works developed here throughout the 19th century.
Artist L.S. Lowry captured the industrial landscape of this city in paintings now shown in a dedicated collection. Many of these works portray factory workers and smoking chimneys from the early 20th century.
The university sits in the city center and is easily reached by public transport. The waterfront area at Quays can be reached on foot or by tram from the main railway station.
The former docklands now house several television broadcasters and digital production companies in modern office buildings. This media complex has transformed the earlier industrial quarter into a workplace for thousands of people in creative industries.
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Working Class Movement Library
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Peel Building
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St Thomas' Church, Pendleton
537 m
St Luke's Church, Salford
990 m
Pendleton Co-operative Industrial Society Buildings
684 m
Statue of Queen Victoria
1.2 km
St Paul's Church
323 m
Maypole Public House
662 m
Coach & Horses Public House, 350 Eccles New Road, Salford
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Three Totem Sculptures In Front Courtyard Of The Allerton Building On Salford University Campus
668 m
2, 4 And 6, Acton Square
1.1 km
Monument To Oliver Heywood
834 m
Gazebo To East Of Peel Building
1.2 km
Joule House
1.2 km
Former Nurses Home
1.1 km30, Broad Street
600 mChaseley Field
1 kmSummer Hill
889 mTower of Church of St George with St Barnabus
1.1 kmBuile Hill
1.1 kmFormer Brunswick Wesleyan Schools
564 m32, 34 And 36, Broad Street
596 mHalton Bank School
610 m21, Bolton Road
642 mWar Memorial at the Church of St Paul the Apostle
294 mUniversity of Salford Art Collection
1 kmLancashire Mining Museum, Salford
1 kmOliver Heywood
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