Lancashire Fusiliers Memorial & Transport House
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Lancashire Fusiliers Memorial & Transport House
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 12 Sep 2017
At the end of Oldfield Road Image off Salford Crescent (the A6) is the grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1386163 Lancashire Fusiliers Memorial by George Frampton which dates from 1905. The base carries an inscription recording those who fought in South Africa, 1899-1902, and insignia in low relief. The apartment building in the background is called Transport House and is built on the site of the former Transport and General Workers Union offices. http://www.urbanrealm.com/features/78/Architect_MBLC_has_designed_a_housing_scheme_in_Salford_that_follows_the_footprint_of_its_predecessor%2C_the_TGWU_offices%2C_scene_of_many_a_dispute..html
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Image Location
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53.482926
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-2.264273