Salford city council uses cookies which are essential for this site to work. When you find a book on library search, click the online access button to access the ebook. Singer elkie brooks born elaine bookbinder in 1945. Albert park is a public park, by great clowes street and great cheetham street. Albert park is a sports facility located in salford, manchester.
Over 300 trees have been felled in albert park, broughton, over the last three weeks, to make clear and. Lake was drained and in filled feb 1951 roy bullocks history book salford 19401965 states. Salford city fc book coming from class of 92 the bookseller. New entrance on albert park road side of park was created 1929. Five years ago in may 2009, salford adopted an ambitious development. Albert park is a sports facility in salford amenities include synthetic turf pitches rubber crumb pile 3g sports facilities searchable directory of over 30,000 local sports facilities. Salford is a city and metropolitan borough in greater manchester, england.
It features a multi use games area lottery funded, bowling green, all weather sports pitch, childrens play area. Find out the address, contact details, opening hours and prices. It extends west to include the towns of eccles, worsley, swinton, walkden, little hulton, and irlam. Crime historian jonathan oates will be talking about his new book published october. The library gives you access to just under 600,000 ebooks through library search. All our stores are now open from friday 15th may with new hours 10am5pm daily. We also use nonessential cookies to help us improve our digital services.
The noble statues of salford crescent salford community leisure. Albert park football club, an amateur football club. Albert park football club vfa, a former football club from the. The land was originally flat, but was landscaped and given an undulating appearance with an ornamental lake. A brief history of albert park friends of albert park in. Use playfinder to discover more, and enquire online, about the football pitches. Albert park circuit, the track currently used for formula one races.
A transportable, practicable, and valuable theatre in the round space, which looks like a spaceship. Albert park is a public park bounded by great clowes street, great cheetham street, grecian street and vavasour street. Does anyone remember albert park football club in the 1940s. Albert park, close to cromwell bridge, was opened in 1877. A number of his works once existed in peel park but were removed and. The salford red devils are a professional rugby league club in salford, greater manchester, england, who play in the super league. Bringing a slice of the edinburgh fringe universe to albert park in salford is roundabout.
Albert park, lismore, home to international baseball stadium baxter field. Albert park, salford sports facility hire playfinder. A brief history of albert park friends of albert park in salford. The park was laid out by mr henry moore, the head gardener at peel park. Friends of albert park is a local community group actively involved in the future development of the park. Strawberry hill school, frederick rd, salford 7, early 1960s. The main route from the west into manchester became a gaptoothed grimace of decay and the area little more than an offstreet car park for salfords glitzy neighbour. Photo of albert park school, lower broughton, 1947, sent by dave collins.
Historic photos and maps friends of albert park in salford. Dock 7 has been cut off from the ship canal and divided into a series of small basins. His mother doreen is pictured middle row, fourth from left. Albert park library, great clowes street, lower broughton, salford. See more ideas about salford, manchester and old pictures.
Manchester city police peelers parade in the yard of the citys albert street police staion in the 1850s. Incredible photographs showing a grim and desolate time in salfords history are to go on display salfordborn photographer laurie asprey returned to ordsall in the late 60s and 70s and took. Broughton is a suburb of salford, england, on the east bank of the river irwell 1. Shocking photos of salford slums 19691972 flashbak. Bbc books is publishing an indepth account of the class of 92s takeover of salford city fc, authored by the exmanchester united stars gary neville, phil neville, paul scholes, ryan giggs and. Albert park is an important and valued piece of open space which first opened in 1877. The water in dock 9 has been cleaned and was the site of the swimming leg of the salford triathlon. The entrance to dock 8 has been narrowed and a lock controls access. See more ideas about salford, old photos and manchester.
Among the park s main attractions is a fantastic allweather astro turf pitch, which is managed by albert s of salford and is available for general hire. On the other hand were happy roundabout, salford the. Rare photographs capturing life during the salford slum. The park is over 16 acres of green space in the middle of a densely populated area.