Blackfriars,_Greater_Manchester

Blackfriars, Greater Manchester

Blackfriars, Greater Manchester

Human settlement in England

Blackfriars is an outer-city suburb of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated along the banks of the River Irwell, close to the traditional centre of Salford at Greengate, between Manchester City Centre and Broughton. Blackfriars contains Blackfriars Park, one of Salford's smaller parks,[1] and is home to the Friars Primary School.[2]

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Due to slum clearance very few buildings in Blackfriars now predate the 1960s. One notable exception is the 1871-built tavern[3] on Blackfriars Road, which has now been converted into homes for shared ownership.

References

  1. [1]
    "Parks in Broughton & Blackfriars". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  2. [2]
    The Friars School[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Broughton Tavern". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
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