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St Ann's church, Stretford
A view from the towpath of the Bridgewater Canal. The church http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-212972-church-of-st-ann-stretford , and the presbytery http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-212973-st-ann-s-presbyery-stretford in front of the tower, were designed in the 1860s by E W Pugin, son of the more famous A W N Pugin.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 19 Aug 2010
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Barges on Bridgewater Canal
Image: © Chris Morgan
Taken: 16 Oct 2023
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Chester Road
Buildings on Chester Road.
Image: © Peter McDermott
Taken: 22 Apr 2017
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Bridgewater Canal towards Edge Lane Bridge
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 1 Mar 2022
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The old Boatyard
The photo was taken from the Bridgewater Canal towpath beneath Edge Lane roadbridge. The towpath is part of the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk.
Image: © David Newton
Taken: 9 Jun 2009
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Chester Road
The A56 through Stretford. The roof of Old Trafford football stadium is visible in the background.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 30 Apr 2022
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The Bridgewater Canal, Stretford
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 18 Aug 2020
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Stretford Tram Station and Manchester United Stadium
A bright April morning with the photograph showing Stretford Tram Station with Manchester United Stadium in the centre of the photograph, just below the gantry carrying the electricity to the trams.
Image: © R Greenhalgh
Taken: 2 Apr 2007
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Moorings on the Bridgewater Canal, Stretford
Fewer boats in February 2015 than in August 2009
Image or September 2010
Image Not sure that the difference is entirely seasonal.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 15 Feb 2015
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Former Longford & Esseldo Cinema
Across the A56 Chester Road is the Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240376?section=official-list-entry former cinema built in 1936 by Henry Elder for the Jackson and Newport cinema circuit. The Chester Road entrance was designed to resemble a cash register, with stepped convex surfaces curving upwards and backwards. This was amongst the first, and is the only survivor of Elder's cinemas, a building in which the striking and explicit frontage motifs were held to represent his belief that the film industry of the day was primarily concerned with money and sex. The design represents a dramatic departure from theatre-influenced cinema planning, and acknowledged the different spatial and technical requirements of wide screen cinematography.
In August 1950, the Cinema was purchased by the Essoldo Circuit, who renamed the building 'The Stretford Essoldo. They continued to run the cinema until it shut down in 1965. In the 1980s it became a Top Rank Bingo Hall but that closed in 1995 and the building has lain empty since then. The Longford Cinema website has been tracking its history: https://longfordcinema.co.uk/
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 3 Mar 2022
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