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I agree! I only ever see the MEN in my FB news feed. Even funnier: I can see the Lowry from where I'm sat! Salford is similar. I live in Eccles and there's a f

I agree! I only ever see the MEN in my FB news feed. Even funnier: I can see the Lowry from where I'm sat! Salford is similar. I live in Eccles and there's a few old buildings. One is the Bridgewater mill. It's a big dirty building that's been converted into a business unit. I remember I used to go to a gym in there. Salford is apparently the most poluted area in the UK today. There's no smog but as you move further out towards Cheshire / Warrington, like Irlam and Cadishead, it's a world apart.

delibes 8y ago
Even stranger to see Eccles and Irlam mentioned by someone here - I grew up in those two places! You mean the Bridgewater Mill by Patricroft bridge, right? If you're interested in Victorian era tech, there's also a Nasmyth steam hammer a little bit up Worsley Road. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/steam-hammer-refit-salford-thor-9472716 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manches...
- jwdunne 8y ago
  Grew up in Irlam, went to school in Eccles! Lots of family in Eccles too. Small world! That's the one. I'll check that out - I love stuff like this. The entire canal has a lot of great historic stuff along it. I used to cycle down it to work in Media City and if it's not tech, it's beautiful scenery all the way down.
ollie87 8y ago
I thought Scunthorpe was more polluted than Salford? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43964341 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43964341 Having lived in both (Uni in Salford), grew up near Scunthorpe. I'd reckon Scunthorpe is worse.
- jwdunne 8y ago
  Ahhhh yes. Might be confusing it with another list that places Salford 1st in a list of most alcoholics by area. Eccles is up on that list - that's the one I was thinking of. Thanks for pointing it out!
vidanay 8y ago
I've been to Salford a couple times (my company is there) and we stay at a hotel in Media City. Even that area which I have to assume is the "gem" in their crown is physically dirty.
- toyg 8y ago
  To be fair, Media City has been basically a giant building site for years, it's not that bad these days I think. This said, on the other side of the Irwell / ship canal there is still Trafford Park, an industrial site (Kellogg's used to have a huge factory and HQ there).
  - jwdunne 8y ago
    Even with all the building work, MediaCity always seems pristine. It's like stepping into a different country. MediaCity made my head spin when I first walked through it. One minute I'm in industrial Trafford Park, 5 minutes of a Salford I've never seen before and then, like an invisible border, everything looks like Salford as usual again. After spending most my life in Salford, it was hard to believe I was actually in Salford
  - vidanay 8y ago
    I'll be there in two weeks. I'll have to wander a bit further afield in my free time.

delibes 8y ago

Even stranger to see Eccles and Irlam mentioned by someone here - I grew up in those two places! You mean the Bridgewater Mill by Patricroft bridge, right? If you're interested in Victorian era tech, there's also a Nasmyth steam hammer a little bit up Worsley Road. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/steam-hammer-refit-salford-thor-9472716 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manches...

jwdunne 8y ago
Grew up in Irlam, went to school in Eccles! Lots of family in Eccles too. Small world! That's the one. I'll check that out - I love stuff like this. The entire canal has a lot of great historic stuff along it. I used to cycle down it to work in Media City and if it's not tech, it's beautiful scenery all the way down.

ollie87 8y ago

I thought Scunthorpe was more polluted than Salford? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43964341 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43964341 Having lived in both (Uni in Salford), grew up near Scunthorpe. I'd reckon Scunthorpe is worse.

jwdunne 8y ago
Ahhhh yes. Might be confusing it with another list that places Salford 1st in a list of most alcoholics by area. Eccles is up on that list - that's the one I was thinking of. Thanks for pointing it out!

vidanay 8y ago

I've been to Salford a couple times (my company is there) and we stay at a hotel in Media City. Even that area which I have to assume is the "gem" in their crown is physically dirty.

toyg 8y ago
To be fair, Media City has been basically a giant building site for years, it's not that bad these days I think. This said, on the other side of the Irwell / ship canal there is still Trafford Park, an industrial site (Kellogg's used to have a huge factory and HQ there).
- jwdunne 8y ago
  Even with all the building work, MediaCity always seems pristine. It's like stepping into a different country. MediaCity made my head spin when I first walked through it. One minute I'm in industrial Trafford Park, 5 minutes of a Salford I've never seen before and then, like an invisible border, everything looks like Salford as usual again. After spending most my life in Salford, it was hard to believe I was actually in Salford
- vidanay 8y ago
  I'll be there in two weeks. I'll have to wander a bit further afield in my free time.