Old and New
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Old and New
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 2 Sep 2009
Ye Olde Nelson on Chapel Street, Salford, an ornate building, one of the landmarks of the city, was built in 1899 on the site of a pub which had opened for business in 1805, the year Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson died as his fleet defeated the French and Spanish. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/86/86031_sea_of_change_leaves_nelson_adrift.html Buildings around it have already been demolished in what has become a development site. In the background is the new Hilton Image in Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.483115
Longitude
-2.260055