Taking a swing ...... to Salford

I was never allowed to take Geography O level which may account for my reluctance to  be precise on the location of the Barton Road Swing Bridge.

But Tony my old Salford chum and fellow dabbler in dusty stuff from the past assures me that the 1974 local government boundary changes left it with Salford.

That said I fear my other trusty pal Bill from Stretford my have something to say about Trafford’s claim to the bridge.

Being from southeast London with a Manchester occupancy permit dating back only to 1969 I shall retire from the debate, and just say that the images come from the 1965 Collection and were originally colour slides

Of course the date may prove a challenge to Tony's claim but happily back in 1965 I was still travelling the Thames by the Woolwich Ferry and those two foot tunnels that ran underneath the river, with an option on the link by Underground between Rotherhithe and Wapping.

But now I am showng off.

So I will leave to allow those who wish to complete "If it ain't got ....." and suggest a location.

And quicker than a gerbil can eat a lettuce Tony responded with "Great photo taken from the Davyhulme side with Barton High Level Motorway Bridge in the distance..in 1965 was under Eccles..the swing bridge is owned and (badly) maintained by Peel Holdings..a great photo none the less".

Location Barton Road, [note my care in not saying which authority]

Pictures; Barton Road Swing Bridge, 1965, from the 1965 Collection