Salford

Salford is a city in England. It was made a free borough by Ranulf, Earl of Chester in about 1230. and was granted city status in 1926. Salford is unusual because it borders the city of Manchester at its center, rather than its outskirts. The two cities are divided by the River Irwell.

Salford shares the industrial history of its neighbour Manchester. It hosts several museums and art centres, chiefly: The Lowry and the Imperial War Museum, both on Salford Quays. There was a major cotton and silk spinning and weaving factory district in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was an inland port on the Manchester Ship Canal from 1894. Broadcasters moved to the Salford Quays development called MediaCityUK.

Salford Media

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  The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, Salford 

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  The Hundred of Salford was a Royal Manor of Anglo-Saxon origin centred on the demesne of Salford.

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  Ordsall Hall is a historic house and a former stately home in Ordsall, Salford. It dates back to at least the Late Middle Ages and was the seat of the Radclyffe family.

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  A map of Manchester and Salford in 1801

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  A woodcut illustrating a serious incident at Nathan Gough's spinning mill in Salford, 1824

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  The earliest known photograph of Salford, taken at the end of the Crimean War in May 1856

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  The opening of the Salford Docks turned Salford into a major inland port along the ocean-going Manchester Ship Canal. This site is now occupied by The Lowry.

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  Following the demise of local manufacturing industries, a 1960s regeneration project saw the construction of over 30 tower blocks in the city, replacing many of Salford's former Victorian slums.

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  The Housing Market Renewal Initiative has identified Salford as having areas with terraced housing unsuited to modern needs.

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  MediaCityUK. Urban renewal in Salford has been focused around Salford Quays.