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Pomona is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop in Pomona Docks, Trafford. It is on the Eccles Line and in fare zone 2. This stop was opened on 6 December 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion and has step-free access. The stop is located above ground level on a purpose-built viaduct. It has been the least used tram stop for the majority of years that it has been open, but saw a rise in usage after 2020. Pomona tram stop is just south of the Manchester Ship Canal (the border between Trafford and Salford), at the western edge of the now disused Pomona Docks owned by the Peel Group.
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Manchester docks
Manchester docks were nine docks in Salford, Stretford and Manchester, at the eastern end of the Manchester Ship Canal in North West England, which formed part of the Port of Manchester from 1894 until their closure in 1982. They marked the upper reaches of the ship canal, and were a destination for both coastal and ocean-bound vessels carrying cargo and passengers, often travelling to and from Canada.
Manchester docks were divided into two sections; the larger Salford docks to the west of the Trafford Road swing bridge and Pomona docks to the east. Each section consisted of four docks in total, the largest being to the west; Dock 5 at Pomona was never fully completed. Of the eight working docks only one, Dock 1 at Pomona, was within Manchester itself.
In the 1970s the docks began a rapid decline, largely due to containerisation. The increasing size of freight-carrying ships meant they could no longer navigate the Manchester Ship Canal and this, combined with increased trading with Europe and the East, saw use of Manchester Docks decrease. In 1982, the remaining docks closed and the area became derelict. Salford City Council bought the docks in 1984 using a derelict land grant and their redevelopment as Salford Quays began 1985, transforming the area for commercial, residential and leisure use.
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Trafford Bar tram stop
Trafford Bar is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, at the road junction of Talbot Road and Seymour Grove. It is on the Altrincham Line and in fare Zone 2. This stop is near to White City Retail Park, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, and Old Trafford Football Ground (although Old Trafford is the nearest tram stop to both stadiums). This station was opened to Metrolink on 15 June 1992, after previously being a railway station.
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Exchange Quay tram stop
Exchange Quay is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in the Salford Quays area, in North West England, and opened on 6 December 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion. The stop serves the Exchange Quay office complex and the surrounding area. It is also often used as a stop for Old Trafford football stadium.
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Ordsall Hall
Ordsall Hall is a large former manor house in the historic parish of Ordsall, Lancashire, now part of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It dates back more than 750 years, although the oldest surviving parts of the present hall were built in the 15th century. The most important period of Ordsall Hall's life was as the family seat of the Radclyffe family, who lived in the house for more than 300 years. The hall was the setting for William Harrison Ainsworth's 1842 novel Guy Fawkes, written around the plausible although unsubstantiated local story that the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was planned in the house.
Since its sale by the Radclyffes in 1662, the hall has been put to many uses: a working men's club, a school for clergy, and a radio station among them. The house was bought by the old Salford Council in 1959 and opened to the public in 1972, as a period house and local history museum. The hall is a Grade I listed building, and entrance is free.