A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Hooper,*" Thomas Thorniley,"' and Albert Edward 

 Nuttall ;"» for Stretford— Emma Bate."" 



Among the more recent endowments "* for Man- 

 chester and Salford are those of William Smith for 

 various hospitals,"' Isabella Catherine Denby for 

 orphan daughters of tradesmen,"' the Barnes Sama- 

 ritan Fund with an income of ^^2,624 for medical 

 relief and nursing,*" John and Emma Galloway for 

 relief of the poor of Hulme,"' George Pilkington 

 j^4i7 a year for bedding and clothing,**' Thomas 

 Porter, X3>S°° ^ 7^^^ for outfits of orphans,"" and the 

 Westwood almshouses."' There are some further 

 endowments for education,*" and some smaller bene- 

 factions."' 



SALFORD 



Salford, Dom. Bk. and usually; Sauford, 11 68; 

 Shalford, 1238 ; Chelford, 1240. 



Ordeshala, 1177 ; Ordeshale, 1240 and common ; 

 Ordesalle, 1292 ; Urdeshale, 1337 ; Ordessale, 1338 ; 

 Hurdeshale, 1354; Ordesale, 1358. 



The township of Salford lies in a bend of the 

 Irwell, which, except for a few deviations caused 

 probably by changes in the course of the river, still 

 forms its boundary except on the west, where a line, 

 2 miles long, drawn from one part of the stream to 

 another, divides Salford from Pendleton. The area is 

 1,329 acres.' The surface is comparatively level, 

 rising on the north-west side ; on the south-west is a 

 low-lying tract along the Irwell. The population in 

 1901 was 105,335. 



There are five bridges across the river into Man- 

 chester, and a railway bridge ; two into Cheetham,' 

 and another railway bridge ; two into Broughton ; ' a 

 footbridge into Hulme, and a swing bridge into 

 Stretford. Starting from Victoria Bridge, on the site 

 of the ancient bridge connecting Manchester and Sal- 

 ford,* and proceeding west along Chapel Street, Trinity 

 Church — formerly Salford Chapel — is seen on the 



north side. At this point the street is crossed by the 

 road from Blackfriars Bridge to Broughton, which is 

 afterwards joined by the old road towards Broughton 

 from Victoria Bridge by way of Greengate. Further 

 on, Chapel Street is joined by the road from Albert 

 Bridge and Irwell Bridge. On the north side may be 

 seen the Town Hall, and a little further on the Roman 

 Catholic Cathedral. Then the hospital,' in what used 

 to be known as White Cross Bank, is passed, and the 

 Irwell is reached. The land on its bank has been 

 formed into a park (Peel Park*), in which stand the 

 museum and technical school. Soon afterwards the 

 boundary is touched. Windsor is the local name for 

 this district. 



Turning south by Cross Lane, the Cattle Market is 

 passed on the west side.' After passing the railway 

 station and crossing Regent Road, the entrance to the 

 great Salford Docks of the Ship Canal Company is 

 seen. Cross Lane, as Trafford Road, continues as far 

 as the swing bridge over the Irwell, the docks lying 

 on its west side, and Ordsall Park * on the east. Part 

 of the dock site was formerly the New Barns race- 

 course, where the Manchester races were held. 



Turning to the east before reaching the bridge, a 

 cross street leads into Ordsall Lane, which takes a 

 winding course to the north-east for over a mile and 

 a half, joining Chapel Street near the Town Hall. 

 On the west side of the lane stands Ordsall Hall, an 

 ancient seat of the Radcliffe family. A little distance 

 to the north, Oldfield Road branches off from Ordsall 

 Lane to join Chapel Street opposite the hospital. 

 There is a recreation-ground between Oldfield Road 

 and Ordsall Lane. 



Regent Road, a great east and west thoroughfare 

 already mentioned, begins at Regent Bridge over the 

 Irwell, and after passing Cross Lane is called Ecdes New 

 Road ; on the north side is the Salford workhouse.' 



The Manchester and Bolton Canal crosses Salford 

 between Chapel Street and Regent Road, and joins 



«» By his will, dated 1897, he left£so 

 for the purchase of coal at Christmas for 

 the poor of Heaton Mersey Independent 

 Chapel. 



*'^ By his will of 1886, proved 1900, 

 he gave j^zoo for the maintenance of the 

 mausoleum, &c,, and the residue for the 

 clothing of poor persons attending St. 

 John's Church, Heaton Mersey. 



"sa By his will of 1892 he left ^^200 

 for the benefit of the siclc poor of Heaton 

 Mersey, and ,^50 for the provision of a 

 Christmas treat for aged persons of the 

 same place. 



<23 In 1838 she bequeathed ^^300, one- 

 half the interest for the Sunday school at 

 St. Matthew's, Stretford, and the other 

 half for poor persons who were communi- 

 cants at that church ; this is given in bread. 



■*!" See the Manchester and Salford 

 Official Handbook, 



^''^ The benefactions, dating from 1866 

 to 1874, amount tOj^iio a year, and are 

 administered by the corporation. 



*^ This was founded in 1 847 ; the 

 income of j^i39 igs. is administered by 

 the Lord Mayor and three senior alder- 

 men. 



^^' Administered by trustees. The 

 founder was Robert Barnes, a cotton 

 spinner ; born in Manchester in 1 800 he 

 died at Fallowfield in 1 871, having long 

 devoted himself to works of charity. He 

 was mayor of Manchester in 185 1. In 

 religion he was a Weslcyan, his family 



having been connected with Great Bridge- 

 water Street Chapel. 



428 This was founded by their children 

 in 1895 ; the income, ,^28 I2s. lod., is 

 administered by the Overseers of South 

 Manchester. John Galloway was head 

 of a great engineering concern In Hulme. 



*^^ The churchwardens and minor 

 canons administer this fund, which dates 

 from 1858. For a notice of the bene- 

 factor, who died in 1864, see The Old 

 Church Clock (ed. J. Evans), pp. xc, 240. 



^^^ This was established in 1878 ; a 

 board of governors has the management. 



^^'^ This dates from 1877. It was 

 founded by John Robinson, of the Atlas 

 Works and of Westwood near Leek, in 

 memory of his daughters. The income, 

 j^229 lOi., is administered by trustees. 



*^^ Alderman Benjamin Nicholls, who 

 died In 1877, bequeathed ^f 3,400 a year 

 for education. Peter Spence In 1879 left 

 j^5 45. a year for the Manchester Sunday 

 School Union. A. Alsop in 1826 and 

 E. Alsop in 1838 left sums producing j^8 9 

 for education at Blackley. The Byrom 

 Fund, 1859, gives ,^120 ayearfor indus- 

 trial schools at Ardwick. Elizabeth Place 

 in 1855 left £^z a year for industrial 

 schools. 



™ Admiral Duff in 1858 left ^34 151. 

 " year for ' Protestant Scripture readers 

 . . . members of the Church of England.' 

 The Manchester Charity for the Protec- 

 tion and Reformation of Girls and Wo- 



204 



men in 1881 entrusted an Income oj 

 ;^ii I2S. ^d. to the Town Council for 

 distribution. The Rev. N. Germon in 

 1883 left ^10 14s. %d. a year for the 

 poor; T. Kingston in 1887, £z loj. ^d. 

 for nursing; T. Mottershead in 1890, 

 £6 71. 6d., equally between education 

 and the poor ; — Wray in 1865, £/^. for 

 clothing. 



' ii354 acres, including 93 of inland 

 water ; Census Rep, of 1901. 



2 Waterloo Bridge, by Exchange station, 

 was built In 1817, under an Act obtained 

 the previous year : 56 Geo. Ill, cap. 62. 



' The first bridge was built by Samuel 

 Clowes of Broughton, in 1806 ; it was 

 rebuilt in 1869. Springfield Lane Bridge, 

 an Iron bridge, was first built in 1850, and 

 renewed In i88o. 



* Rebuilt in 1837-9. 



' Founded in 1827. There is also a dis- 

 pensary in Garden Lane. Another charity 

 is the Day Nursery in Broughton Road. 



« Peel Park was purchased in 1 845 

 from William Garnett ; it had been known 

 as the Lark Hill estate. The park, with 

 library and museum, was opened in 1849. 

 A statue of Sir Robert Peel was placed 

 there in 1852, and there are others. 



7 Opened in 1837. An earlier cattle 

 market was established in 1774 ; Axon, 

 Mancb. Annals, 102. 



8 The park was formed in 1 879. 

 'This was built in 1852. The older 



workhouse in Greengate was built in 1793. 



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