Mariners Canal, Salford Quays
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Mariners Canal, Salford Quays
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 5 May 2016
Looking along the length of the Mariners Canal at Salford Quays which was officially opened by the Duke of York on 27 July 1989, having been built to connect the former No 9 and No 8 Docks (now Erie and Ontario Basins). The blue footbridge in the centre of the canal is marked ‘Grain Wharf’. This references the old function of No 9 Dock, where Canadian and American ships would unload their grain cargoes (http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/quays.pdf Visit Salford Quays).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.472172
Longitude
-2.289215