The promise of Salford ..........travels on a tram

Now, I know there are lots of people who regret the passing of the Salford of their youth and will rail against the developments that are rising into the sky.

For some they make Salford no different from any 21st century city anywhere in the world.

But that is to be a little unhistorical because the buildings that have gone, from Edwardian office blocks, to Victorian mills and warehouses, along with rows of terraced houses could equally be seen everywhere.

Added to which many were past their sell by date and were held together, more by hope than anything else.

So instead sit back on the tram that takes you into Salford.

Andy had planned on a trip to follow the new Trafford Centre spur, but on a whim chose to record scenes from a tram window on that short stretch from Pomona into Salford.

Like everywhere the old mixes with the new helped also by a skyline which quickly went from blue and white to grey and ominous.

Of course I am the first to admit that many of the new rise giant may not last as long as their 19th century counterparts.

But that will have more to do with commercial considerations than building quality.

Location, on the tram that takes you to Salford





Picture; on the tram 2018, from the collection of Andy Robertson