IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Thorpe Street, MANCHESTER, M28 3QQ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Thorpe Street, M28 3QQ 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.
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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 (30 Images Found)
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Image
Details
Distance
1
St John's Church, Walkden
Worsley Road North.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 2 May 2010
0.06 miles
4
St John's Church
On Algernon Road, Walkden
Image: © John Davidson
Taken: 21 Mar 2006
0.08 miles
5
Blackleach Reservoir
Blackleach Country Park is in what used to be an old industrial area of Walkden, half a mile north of the town centre. Over the last decade or so, the area has been transformed from a derelict site, badly polluted from its former industrial use; in particular, by a chemical factory producing dyes with an adjacent chemical waste heap known locally as 'Stink Bomb Hill' because of the strong sulphurous smell that came off it.
Trees and bushes have now replaced the derelict buildings. Grass and flowers cover what was the toxic waste heap. The rubbish filled reservoir is now a lake with plenty of fish and water birds.
The park was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004.
http://www.salford.gov.uk/blackleach.htm Salford City Council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/05/15/friends_blackleach_country_park_feature.shtml BBC Manchester - Park Life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackleach_Country_Park Wikipedia
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 May 2012
0.09 miles
6
The Gravel Island at Blackleach Reservoir
The reservoir, with its gravel island, is a haven for wild water birds such as this pair of nesting Canada Geese.
Blackleach Country Park is in what used to be an old industrial area of Walkden, half a mile north of the town centre. Over the last decade or so, the area has been transformed from a derelict site, badly polluted from its former industrial use; in particular, by a chemical factory producing dyes with an adjacent chemical waste heap known locally as 'Stink Bomb Hill' because of the strong sulphurous smell that came off it.
Trees and bushes have now replaced the derelict buildings. Grass and flowers cover what was the toxic waste heap. The rubbish filled reservoir is now a lake with plenty of fish and water birds.
The park was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004.
http://www.salford.gov.uk/blackleach.htm Salford City Council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/05/15/friends_blackleach_country_park_feature.shtml BBC Manchester - Park Life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackleach_Country_Park Wikipedia
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 May 2012
0.10 miles
8
Blackleach Country Park
The lake at Hilltop, in the Blackleach country park, bounded by the M61 and the A575.
Image: © Roger May
Taken: 14 Dec 2005
0.12 miles
10
The Adventure Play Area, Blackleach Country Park
Blackleach Country Park is in what used to be an old industrial area of Walkden, half a mile north of the town centre. Over the last decade or so, the area has been transformed from a derelict site, badly polluted from its former industrial use; in particular, by a chemical factory producing dyes with an adjacent chemical waste heap known locally as 'Stink Bomb Hill' because of the strong sulphurous smell that came off it.
Trees and bushes have now replaced the derelict buildings. Grass and flowers cover what was the toxic waste heap. The rubbish filled reservoir is now a lake with plenty of fish and water birds.
The park was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004.
http://www.salford.gov.uk/blackleach.htm Salford City Council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/05/15/friends_blackleach_country_park_feature.shtml BBC Manchester - Park Life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackleach_Country_Park Wikipedia
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 May 2012
0.13 miles