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Barton upon Irwell
Barton upon Irwell est une banlieue de Salford, dans le Grand Manchester, en Angleterre du Nord-Ouest (Royaume-Uni).
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Barton upon Irwell
Barton upon Irwell (also known as Barton-on-Irwell or Barton) is a suburb of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 12,462 in 2014.
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The Grapes, Eccles
The Grapes is a Grade II listed pub in Eccles, Salford, England.
It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
It was built in 1903 by Mr. Newton of the architects Hartley, Hacking & Co. A separate pub, also called The Grapes, is located on Church Street approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) away.
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ROF Patricroft
ROF Patricroft was a Royal Ordnance Factory in Patricroft, near the town of Eccles (then in Lancashire, now part of Salford, Greater Manchester), England.
The factory, classified as a Medium Machine Shop, was situated adjacent to both the Liverpool & Manchester Railway and the Bridgewater Canal. Opened in 1941 on an existing site, It remained in use as an Royal Ordnance Factory until the late 1980s.
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Barton Road Swing Bridge
Barton Road Swing Bridge (or Barton Road Bridge) is a swing bridge for road traffic in Greater Manchester that crosses the Manchester Ship Canal between Trafford Park in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford to Barton-upon-Irwell in the City of Salford. The bridge is a Grade II* listed building, and is part of a surrounding conservation area. It runs parallel to the Barton Swing Aqueduct which carries the Bridgewater Canal. The bridge opens regularly for traffic along the Manchester Ship Canal, which can cause delays for road traffic.
The bridge and aqueduct were inaugurated along with the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894, though a bridge had previously existed at this location for over 200 years. During the 20th century, it became increasingly important as an access route to Trafford Park and to allow traffic to bypass Manchester and Salford city centres, and consequently became a significant traffic bottleneck. A replacement high level bridge was built further downstream, and today the swing bridge carries mostly local traffic.
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Barton Aqueduct
The Barton Aqueduct, opened on 17 July 1761, carried the Bridgewater Canal over the River Irwell at Barton-upon-Irwell, in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Designed largely by James Brindley under the direction of John Gilbert, it was the first navigable aqueduct to be built in England, "one of the seven wonders of the canal age" according to industrial archaeologist Mike Nevell.
Construction proceeded quickly, but disaster almost struck when the aqueduct was first filled with water and one of its three arches began to buckle under the weight. Remedial work took several months, but the aqueduct was still opened to traffic only 15 months after the enabling Act of Parliament had been passed, on 17 July 1761. It remained in use for more than 100 years, until the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal necessitated its demolition in 1893, replaced by the Barton Swing Aqueduct.