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· Anchorage Tram Stop

· Salford Quays

· Salford Quays Metrolink Station

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· Views from the Beetham Tower

· Listed Buildings and Structures

· Metrolink (Manchester)

· The A56

· Salford Quays and MediaCityUK

· River Irwell

· The Ordsall Chord

· University of Salford

· Salford Crescent Railway Station

· Ordsall Hall

· Munich Air Crash Memorials

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HI,
Just viewed the image of N02 Grain Elevator, leaning over. I remember that this Grain Elevator was demolished, but the issue with it was when the demolistion company set charges, ready for ITV to film the demolition. Unfortunatley the charges were not big enough to bring it down. Apparentley the records of the structure didnt show that the acual rebar reinforcment was a lot stronger that entisipated.

After review the structure was demolished by crane and wreacking ball. The reason for this was if they used the amount of TNT needed to bring the structure down it would have taken out a lot of the neighbouring houses on Trafford Road. (Or so the story goes.)

My fatjer worked on the dock Joseph Patrick Healey, and his brother Jimmy Healey. The told me when I was a boy that the Rats from the grain elevator were that big the dogs ran away from them.... Good old memories..

Posted by tonyhealey on Wed, 19 Oct 2022 (1 comment)

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	Ordsall Hall South Range and Great Hall by David Dixon
	2-38 Regent Square, Salford by Stephen Richards The square is the focal point of the New Barracks Estate, Salford's first foray into municipal housing. Built, on the site of an infantry barracks, by Henry Lord who won a competition in 1899. The housing is pleasantly varied, though... (more)
	Salford Quays Sandstone Blocks defend the disused car park by Tom Jolliffe The large blocks of stone (sandstone, probably) form a barrier to any vehicles which might enter the disused car parking areas along Waterfront Quay. These are big and heavy enough to deter casual campers, etc. It is rather melancholy to... (more)
	Apartment building on the Eirie basin by Philip Jeffrey
	St Ignatius Church, Ordsall by Ian Greig This church was founded in 1903 and closed in 2002. The windows are boarded up and the building marked as unsafe.
	Salford Quays tram station (set of 2 images) by Andy Beecroft
	Trafford Rd (set of 2 images) by N Chadwick
	Quayside by Row17
	St Peter Basin, Salford Quays by Colin Park
	The two cranes Salford Quays by Steve Fareham Now in need of a repaint.
	Phoebe Street, Salford by Peter Whatley
	Ontario Basin, Salford Quays by Martin Clark Dock cranes at Ontario Basin, Salford Quays, with a Metrolink tram passing on its way to Eccles.

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near to Rusholme, Manchester, England

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