Editing Salford (section)

==Landmarks==
{{See also|List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford}}
[[File:Millennium Footbridge 20180506 124356 (49825498111).jpg|thumb|[[Lowry Bridge]]]]
Salford has a series of bridges over the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] and onto the [[River Irwell]], including the Grade II listed [[Blackfriars Bridge, Manchester|Blackfriars Bridge]], completed in 1820.<ref>{{NHLE | desc = Blackfriars Bridge | num = 1279490 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref> The settlement is dominated by the several [[railway viaducts]] built in the 19th century.<ref>{{NHLE | desc = Chapel Street Viaduct | num = 1386119 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE | desc = Northern Railway Viaduct | num = 1386161 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref>

Another Grade II* listed building, [[Salford Cathedral]], is a decorated [[neo-Gothic]] [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] church built between 1844 and 1848.<ref>{{NHLE |desc=Cathedral of St John, Salford |num=1386115 |access-date=24 February 2008 | mode = cs2}}</ref> Salford (Old) Town Hall, situated in Bexley Square off Chapel Street, is a [[Neoclassical architecture|Neo-classical]] brick building dressed in stone, designed by [[Richard Lane (architect)|Richard Lane]].<ref>{{NHLE | desc = Salford Old Town Hall | num = 1386076 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref> Closer to Manchester, the tower of the Church of the Sacred Trinity dates from 1635, the main building from 1752. It was restored between 1871 and 1874.<ref>{{NHLE | desc = Church of the Sacred Trinity | num = 1386185 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref> Public swimming baths were provided, on Blackfriars Road. Now in commercial use, the two-storey building was constructed in about 1890 from brick, with terracotta dressings and a part-glazed roof.<ref>{{NHLE | desc = Swimming Baths | num = 1386079 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref>

The University of Salford campus, visible partly from the Crescent, contains a number of interesting buildings including the Royal Art Gallery and the Peel Building.<ref>{{NHLE | desc = Royal Art Gallery | num = 1386179 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE | desc = Peel Building | num = 1386177 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref>

[[File:Kersal Cell.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kersal Cell]]]]
[[Kersal Cell]] is a Grade II* listed 16th-century timber-framed manor house, currently in use as a private residence.<ref>{{NHLE |desc=Kersal Cell |num=1386144 |access-date=23 February 2008 | mode = cs2 }}</ref> One of Salford's oldest buildings is the [[Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester|Grade I listed]] [[Ordsall Hall]], a [[Tudor style architecture|Tudor mansion]] and former [[stately home]] in nearby [[Ordsall, Greater Manchester|Ordsall]]. It dates back over 750 years, although the oldest surviving parts of the present hall were built in the 15th century.<ref>{{NHLE | desc = Ordsall Hall | num = 1386169 | access-date =16 July 2009 | mode = cs2}}</ref>

[[File:Salford lads club.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Salford Lads' Club]], on the corner of St. Ignatius Walk and Coronation Street, Ordsall]]
[[Salford Lads' Club]] is a recreational club established in 1903 and located in [[Ordsall, Greater Manchester|Ordsall]]. It is a [[listed building]] and gained international fame in 1986 when the pop band [[The Smiths]] posed in front of it for the inside cover of their album ''[[The Queen Is Dead]]''. A report by [[English Heritage]] said "The building is thought to be the most complete example of this rare form of social provision to survive in England."<ref>{{Citation | last = Keeling | first = Neal | title = The real Corrie to be saved for the future | url =http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/235/235424_the_real_corrie_to_be_saved_for_the_future_.html | publisher = manchestereveningnews.co.uk | date = 7 February 2007 | access-date =17 July 2009 }}</ref> In 2007, the ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'' reported that the club was third in a nationwide hunt to find the most iconic buildings in the country.<ref>{{Citation | last = Keeling | first = Neal | title = Lads club is a national icon | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/233/233302_lads_club_is_a_national_icon.html | publisher = manchestereveningnews.co.uk | date = 16 January 2007 | access-date =17 July 2009 }}</ref>