Salford, Mode Wheel Locks, Manchester Ship Canal 1895
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Photo of Salford, Mode Wheel Locks, Manchester Ship Canal 1895

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When the Ship Canal opened in 1894, traffic really was a mixed bag of sailing ships, steam ships and motor vessels. Here we see the docks with a mixed array of vessels just a year after opening. Our photographer is looking from the very spot where the Lowry Centre on Salford Quay is today.

An extract from Manchester Photographic Memories.

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Peaceful and thought-provoking scenes of life down by the water.

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A Selection of Memories from Salford

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Salford

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I was born in hope hospital in 1956, we lived at 49 Tatton Street with my gran, she was Emily Pearson, my mam was Doreen Pearson, till she married my dad Jim Scanlon. Does anyone have any memories of the area or photos please? We moved to Knutsford when I was 3-4 Dave Scanlon
There does not seem anything earlier than 1970s for West Asthton Street in Salford?I was living @ number 53 as a baby & can remember a bomb blowing out the cellar windows when they bombed Salford docks.My gran lived there & looked after me.For some reason mother took me to live in Hodge Lane & can remember sleeping under the table,it was while there was a Party going on In the room Well there was a War on.
I lived in West Ashton Street from 1948 to 1968 when I got married and left. I remember Elaine and Lucille who lived in George Henry Street and there was a family at the top of the street who emigrated to Australia. My maiden name was Hall and I had a brother Kenneth.
My husband did an apprenticeship at Salford Electrical Instruments. He worked there when they moved to Barton Lane in Eccles.