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A close-up look at the front of Caxton Hall (see Image] and Image] for wider views) show that it carries the date 1904 although the first reference cited below says that it was built in 1907 for the Typographical Society of Manchester. It was named after William Caxton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Caxton , inventor of the printing press. The building was hired out to socialists and trade union activists for most of its life and was an important venue for the labour movement in Salford and Manchester. http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/SALFORD/caxtonhall.html Manchester History Net

The once impressive Caxton Hall, rendered somewhat less impressive by the modern shop frontages References say that it was built in 1907 for the Typographical Society of Manchester although the front of the building clearly carries the date “1904” (Image]). It was named after William Caxton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Caxton , inventor of the printing press. The building was hired out to socialists and trade union activists for most of its life and was an important venue for the labour movement in Salford and Manchester. http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/SALFORD/caxtonhall.html Manchester History Net

Manchester Victoria station used to be connected to the erstwhile Exchange station by the longest platform in the country. At the far west end, D5054 brings an engineering train from the west through the station. Definitely 1968, probably around Easter.

Sacred Trinity is on the junction of Chapel St and Blackfriars Rd, very close to Manchester City Centre. Originally known as “Chapel”, Sacred Trinity is Salford’s oldest church and gave the street its name. Prior to this, the street was actually called Sergeant Street. Trinity Church dates from 1635, it was originally built as a chapel-of-ease to serve the growing population of Salford. Most of the current building dates from 1752. It is a grade II listed building with many original features (English heritage ID:471610 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471610-church-of-the-sacred-trinity- British Listed Buildings). It was restored in 1877-74 and adapted for more flexible use in the 1980s. http://www.salfordchurch.org/Sacred_Trinity.html Salford Churches http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail

The Flat Iron conservation area is centred on the Grade II * listed Image] on Chapel Street, close to the boundary with the city of Manchester. It gets its name from the triangular shaped plot of land which contained both Trinity Church and the market itself, resembling the shape of flat, hot coal-heated iron once used for ironing clothes. WS Lowry painted the view of Trinity and the Flat Iron from Chapel Street in 1925 and it is now one of the few views in the city that has remained relatively unchanged since he painted it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/6045282239/ photo of Flat Iron Market in 1894 (Manchester Archives) http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471610-church-of-the-sacred-trinity- Church of the Sacred Trinity, Salford (British Listed Buildings)

Sacred Trinity is on the junction of Chapel St and Blackfriars Rd, very close to Manchester City Centre. Sacred Trinity church was originally built as a chapel-of-ease to serve the growing population of Salford in 1635. Most of the current building dates from 1752. It is a Grade II* listed building (List Entry Number:1386185 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1386185 Historic England) with many original features. It was restored in 1877-74 and adapted for more flexible use in the 1980s. Sir Humphrey Booth raised the money for the original church. His grandson, also Humphrey Booth, set up a trust to maintain the church and help the ‘poor of Salford’. http://www.salfordchurch.org/Sacred_Trinity.html

The once impressive Caxton Hall, rendered somewhat less impressive by the modern shop frontages References say that it was built in 1907 for the Typographical Society of Manchester although the front of the building clearly carries the date “1904” (Image]). It was named after William Caxton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Caxton , inventor of the printing press. The building was hired out to socialists and trade union activists for most of its life and was an important venue for the labour movement in Salford and Manchester. http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/SALFORD/caxtonhall.html Manchester History Net

Sacred Trinity Church in Salford. See also David Dixon's picture Image

Originally known as “Chapel”, Sacred Trinity is Salford’s oldest church and gave the street its name. Prior to this, the street was actually called Sergeant Street. Trinity Church dates from 1635, it was originally built as a chapel-of-ease to serve the growing population of Salford. Most of the current building dates from 1752.It is Grade II* listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1386185 Church website: https://sacredtrinity.org.uk/

On the Church of the Sacred Trinity Image