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Stretford history
The origin of the name Stretford is “street” (Old English stræt) on a ford across the River Mersey. The principal road, the A56 Chester Road, follows the line of the old Roman road from Deva Victrix (Chester) to Mamucium (Manchester), crossing the Mersey at Crossford Bridge, built at the location of the ancient ford.
Industrialisation
The arrival of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894 and the development of the Trafford Park industrial estate in the north of the town had a substantial effect on Stretford’s growth . The population in 1891 was 21,751, but by 1901 it had increased by 40% to 30,436 .
Transport history
The Bridgewater Canal reached Stretford in 1761, and the railway in 1849 . The completion of the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) led to the population of the town nearly doubling in a decade, from 4,998 in 1851 to 8,757 by 1861 .
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Longford Cinema
Designed by Henry Elder, it was the height of Art Deco fashion when it was opened by the Mayor of Stretford in 1936 . Its unusual “cash register” frontage was intended to symbolise the business aspect of show business .
Great Stone
The Great Stone gave its name to the Great Stone Road, where it was located until being moved in 1925 . The stone is composed of millstone grit and was probably deposited as a glacial erratic . It is rectangular in shape, about 5 feet (2 m) wide, 2 feet (1 m) deep, and 3 feet .
Cenotaph
Stretford Cenotaph, opposite the Chester Road entrance to Gorse Hill Park, was built as a memorial to the 580 men who lost their lives in the First World War . It was formally unveiled in 1923 by the Earl of Derby, Secretary of State for War .
Longford Park
Longford Park is a popular attraction in Longford, Suffolk County, England . The park is located on the edge of Longford Road, near the town centre of the town .
Stretford Public Hall
Stretford Public Hall was built in 1878 by John Rylands . It was designed by N. Lofthouse and is on the western side of the A56 Chester Road . First public lending library was established in the building in 1883 .
Stretford Cemetery
Stretford Cemetery was designed by John Shaw and opened in 1885 . Its chapel is in the Decorated style, designed by architects Bellamy & Hardy . On the western side is a memorial to the casualties of the Second World War .
Trafford Town Hall
Trafford Town Hall stands in a large site at the junction of Talbot Road and Warwick Road, directly opposite the Old Trafford Cricket Ground . Work on the building was designed by architects Bradshaw Gass & Hope of Bolton .
Union Church
The Union Church was formed in 1862, with John Rylands as its patron . He laid the foundation stone of the building in Edge Lane, close to Longford Park’s southern entrance, in 1867 . In the latter part of the 20th century the church was converted into office accommodation . In 2012 it was restored to its original use having been bought by the Church of Christ – Iglesia ni Cristo .
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● Barton Power Station ● The Trafford Centre tram stop ● EventCity ● British Muslim Heritage Centre ● Manley Hall, Manchester ● Chorlton tram stop ● Unicorn Grocery ● Whalley Range, Manchester ● Chorlton-cum-Hardy ● Hough End tram stop ● Stretford Memorial Hospital ● Firswood tram stop ● Hough End Hall ● Firswood ● Chorlton Poor Law Union ● Chorlton (ward) ● St Clement’s Church, Chorlton-cum-Hardy ● Chorlton Park Apartments ● Chorltonville ● Limelight (health centre) ● Chorlton Park (ward) ● Old Trafford tram stop ● Barlow Moor ● West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. ● Old Trafford Cricket Ground ● Howard Harker ● Trafford Bar tram stop ● Hardy Farm tram stop ● Southern Cemetery, Manchester ● Trafford Town Hall
● Gorse Hill ● White City, Greater Manchester ● Old Trafford (area) ● Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground ● Royal Jubilee Exhibition ● Chorlton-cum-Hardy Golf Club ● Pomona tram stop ● Barlow Hall ● Manchester docks ● Victoria Warehouse ● Hulme Barracks ● Chorlton Brook ● Sir Matt Busby Way ● Old Trafford ● St Ann’s, Stretford ● Stretford tram stop ● Hotel Football ● Cornbrook tram stop ● Exchange Quay tram stop ● Wharfside tram stop ● Trafford ● Sale Water Park tram stop ● Sale Water Park ● Trafford Park Railway ● Stretford ● Trafford Park TMD ● Salford Quays tram stop ● Municipal Borough of Stretford ● Ford Trafford Park Factory ● Ashton upon Mersey ● Village tram stop ● Sale Town Hall ● Trafford Park ● Sale tram stop ● Sale, Greater Manchester ● Municipal Borough of Sale ● Imperial War Museum tram stop ● Imperial War Museum North ● Salford Quays lift bridge ● Parkway tram stop ● St Martin’s Church, Ashton upon Mersey ● The Lowry ● Trafford Park Aerodrome ● Media City Footbridge ● A6144(M) motorway ● Urmston Urban District ● Salford Quays ● MediaCityUK tram stop ● Real Radio XS ● Urmston Grammar ● Langworthy tram stop ● St Clement’s Church, Ordsall ● Weaste tram stop ● Aldridge UTC@MediaCityUK ● Broadway tram stop ● The Actors’ Lab ● Harbour City tram stop ● Chris Country ● BBC Radio Manchester ● MediaCityUK ● Anchorage tram stop ● Dock10 (television facility) ● Ordsall (ward) ● Ordsall, Greater Manchester ● Trafford Rowing Club ● Brooklands tram stop ● Brooklands (Trafford ward) ● Brooklands (Manchester ward) ● Walkden Gardens ● Northern Moor tram stop ● Trafford Centre ● Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester 1857 ● Ordsall Hall ● Weaste Cemetery ● BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra ● Brooklands, Greater Manchester ● Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
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