IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Wharf End, MANCHESTER, M17 1GW
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Wharf End, M17 1GW by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (282 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Skyhook (2) Trafford Park
This piece of street sculpture was created to represent the industrial heritage of the world's first and largest industrial estate. One of a pair of 56-foot high sculptures named Skyhooks, it stands at the eastern end of Trafford Park, near the old Trafford Park Telephone Exchange building on Trafford Road, near Wharf End.
The second one (Image]) is located at the front the Exchange at the junction of Trafford Wharf Road and Trafford Road. They were designed by Brian Fell and installed in 1995, as a metaphor to represent for the regeneration of the old dockland area.
The project was funded by the Local Development Council.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 May 2011
0.02 miles
2
Skyhook
This is one of a pair of 56-foot high steel sculptures named Skyhooks. It stands in front of the old Trafford Park Telephone Exchange building, on Trafford Road, at the eastern entrance to Trafford Park.
(See Image])
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 May 2011
0.02 miles
3
Skyhook
This is one of a pair of 56-foot high steel sculptures named Skyhooks. It stands in front of the old Trafford Park Telephone Exchange building, on Trafford Road, at the eastern entrance to Trafford Park.
(See Image])
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 May 2011
0.02 miles
4
Skyhook (2)
This is one of a pair of 56-foot high steel sculptures named Skyhooks. It stands behind the old Trafford Park Telephone Exchange building, at Wharf End, at the eastern entrance to Trafford Park.
See Image
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 May 2011
0.02 miles
5
Skyhook - sculpture near Trafford Park
Half a matched pair of 17 metre steel sculptures created by Brian Fell to reflect the industrial heritage of the world's first and largest industrial estate.
The other half is also in SJ8196, on the opposite side of the old gyratory system, used before the new section of the A5081 was built.
Image: © Ian Taylor
Taken: 10 Mar 2009
0.02 miles
6
Mouth of the River Irwell, Salford Quays
The River Irwell runs into the Basin of Salford Quays, and its waters then contribute to the supply needs for the Manchester Ship Canal Locks
Image: © Michael Steele
Taken: 17 Sep 2008
0.03 miles
7
Wharfside Station
New station on the Metrolink extension to Trafford Park.
Image: © Peter McDermott
Taken: 21 Jul 2019
0.03 miles
8
Trafford Wharf Road
The road sign warns:
"Tram network expansion and
major highway improvements
Works expected until 2020"
So that is three years of disruption whilst the Metrolink extension to the Trafford Centre is built.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 21 Aug 2017
0.04 miles
10
Trafford Park Telephone Exchange
Trafford Park Telephone Exchange building. On the right is one of a pair of 56-foot high sculptures named Skyhooks Image designed by Brian Fell and installed in 1995, as a metaphor to represent for the regeneration of the old dockland area.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 21 Aug 2017
0.05 miles