Now I had wandered down across the river past the new square and couldn’t resist taking the picture.
In the fullness of time I may dig deep into the history of the spot, but for now will just leave it at that with just a brief glance at the last few years.
At the beginning of the last century our corner was given over to buildings used by the railway and a set of yards.
Opposite were a collection of small low rise shops and offices which ran round from Greengate along Chapel Street.
Remarkably these commercial properties were still there in 2011 but had been cleared a year later giving way to an open space with a few small trees.
But as ever the space lasted only till late 2014 when the trees were pulled up and Dereck the Developer began plans for a high rise block of flats.
And as the foundations went in his fellow developers were beginning work on our side.
Location; Salford
Pictures; Chapel Street 2016 from the collection of Andrew Simpson, and the area in 1900, from Gould’s Fire Insurance Maps, courtesy of Digital Archives Association, http://digitalarchives.co.uk/
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| Chapel Street, 2016 |
At the beginning of the last century our corner was given over to buildings used by the railway and a set of yards.
Opposite were a collection of small low rise shops and offices which ran round from Greengate along Chapel Street.
Remarkably these commercial properties were still there in 2011 but had been cleared a year later giving way to an open space with a few small trees.
But as ever the space lasted only till late 2014 when the trees were pulled up and Dereck the Developer began plans for a high rise block of flats.
And as the foundations went in his fellow developers were beginning work on our side.
Location; Salford
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| Chapel Street, 1900 |
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