Monday 12 January 2009

Another Salford Bridge

On a lighter note to my previous posting I thought I'd throw in another couple of photo's from my collection. (Actually not an easy task when I'm also watching the film 'Blazing Saddles' on the television at the same time! It's a Western comedy film classic!).... Anyway!

There's a section of the River Irwell that defines the border between Salford and Manchester. This photo shows the footbridge between the Lowry Hotel in Salford stretching across the river and into Manchester.

The Lowry Hotel is in the background, with the footbridge in front of it. This photo is taken from Bridge Street, part of which is in Salford (to the left), and the rest (to the right) is in Manchester. (There's even a bus lane on the Salford side of Bridge Street which comes to an abrupt end at the borderline with Manchester, which says a lot about how the two neighbouring City Councils get on with each other!).

Another view taken from outside the Lowry Hotel (on the right). Notice how the footbridge's main support is actually 'In Salford' and leans in the Salford direction!