A short series on the transformation of that bit of Salford where Chapel Street meets Greengate.
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 Derek the Developer began plans for a high rise block of flats, which are pretty much completed.
Pictures; Chapel Street and Greengate, 2020, from the collection of Andrew Simpson and in 1980, m66776, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
At the beginning of the last century our corner was given over to buildings used by the railway and a set of yards.
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 Derek the Developer began plans for a high rise block of flats, which are pretty much completed.
Pictures; Chapel Street and Greengate, 2020, from the collection of Andrew Simpson and in 1980, m66776, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
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