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Greengate, Salford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Greengate, Salford

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Greengate, Salford history

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Greengate was the oldest part and heart of the medieval town of Salford. It was the location of the town market and annual fairs which were held there. The area was noted for textiles and dyeing long before the Industrial Revolution. It developed a reputation for slum housing alongside sections of manufacturing.

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466 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Greengate, Salford places to visit

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Greengate, Salford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Greengate, Salford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Greengate, Salford’s information audio spots:

Victoria Baths Victoria Baths opened to the public in 1906 and cost £59,144 to build . Manchester City Council closed the baths in 1993 and the building was left empty . A multimillion-pound restoration project began in 2007 and is on English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk Register .

Edgar Wood Centre Edgar Wood Centre was designed by Edgar Wood in 1903 . Nikolaus Pevsner considered it “the only religious building in Lancashire that would be indispensable in a survey of twentieth century church design in all England” Grade I listed building is on Heritage at Risk Register .

Victoria Park, Manchester Victoria Park is a suburban area of Manchester, England . Victoria Park lies approximately two miles south of Manchester city centre . It is located between Rusholme and Longsight .

Dalton-Ellis Hall Dalton-Ellis Hall is a hall of residence complex at the University of Manchester . It is situated in the south of the city on Conyngham Road in Victoria Park, next to St Chrysostom’s Church . It has 279 male and female residents in catered accommodation .

Ardwick Ardwick is a district of Manchester in North West England, one mile south east of the city centre . The population of the Ardwick Ward at the 2011 census was 19,250 . Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a wealthy suburb of Manchester . By the end of that century it had become heavily industrialised .

O2 Apollo Manchester The O2 Apollo Manchester is a concert venue in Ardwick Green, Manchester . It is a Grade II listed building with a capacity of 3,500 (2,514 standing, 986 seats)

Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is part of the Manchester Pharmacy School, in the University of Manchester . In May 1991, CPPE was created as a direct response to the perceived lack of continuing professional development support given to community pharmacists .

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester is one of the oldest earth and environmental science departments in the UK . The Department takes roughly 100 new undergraduates and 140 postgraduates each year .

National Graphene Institute The National Graphene Institute is a research institute and building at the University of Manchester . It is focused on the research of graphene . Construction of the building started in 2013 and finished in 2015 .

Department of Materials, University of Manchester The Department of Materials is the largest materials science and engineering department in Europe . It is reflected by an annual research income of around £7m, 60 academic staff and 150 research students .

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