Blackfriars, Greater Manchester Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Blackfriars, Salford.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Social housing in Blackfriars
Coordinates:53.4867°N -2.2524°W
Official Name:Blackfriars
Metropolitan Borough:Salford
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster1:Salford and Eccles
Post Town:SALFORD
Postcode District:M3
Postcode Area:M
Dial Code:0161
Os Grid Reference:SJ832989

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]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parks in Broughton & Blackfriars . 22 April 2008 . 11 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011083927/http://www.salford.gov.uk/leisure/parks/parksinsalford/publicparks/parks-bb.htm . dead .
  2. http://www.salford.gov.uk/school-details.htm?school=3002038 The Friars School
  3. Web site: Broughton Tavern . 2008-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080229163851/http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-02-28-Hazel-Blears-to-open-Irwell-Valleys-affordable-penthouses . 2008-02-29 . dead .