Manchester, Trafford Park 1897
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Trafford Park, and Trafford Hall in the park, was the family home of the Traffords and later the de Traffords from 1770 until 1870. Before that, the park was treated as a weekend retreat and a holiday home. They moved out when the Ship Canal took the place of the River Irwell in around 1890. Here we see the main drive to the Hall, which stood until c1950. The estate was sold, not to Manchester Council as expected, but to a property speculator called E T Hooley, who brought in the General Manager of the Ship Canal to develop the park into a sport and housing complex. Within eighteen months, Hooley was in jail for fraud, and Trafford Park Estates had been formed to bring industry into the Park. The Hall became an hotel and a golf club for many years.
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