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Dist:0.3km<br/>On Algernon Road,Walkden
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Opened fairly recently, the store is alongside the Ellesmere shopping centre.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Worsley Road North.
©David Dixon
Dist:0.3km<br/>Worsley Road North.
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©John Lord
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking spick and span in the afternoon sunshine, this hostelry in the town centre seems to have been recently refurbished.
©Phil Platt
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©David Dixon
Dist:0.4km<br/>Blackleach Country Park is in what used to be an old industrial area of Walkden, half a mile north of the town centre. Over the last decade or so, the area has been transformed from a derelict site, badly polluted from its former industrial use; in particular, by a chemical factory producing dyes with an adjacent chemical waste heap known locally as 'Stink Bomb Hill' because of the strong sulphurous smell that came off it. Trees and bushes have now replaced the derelict buildings. Grass and flowers cover what was the toxic waster heap. The rubbish filled reservoir is now a lake with plenty of fish and water birds. The park was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004. http://www.salford.gov.uk/blackleach.htm Salford City Council http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/05/15/friends_blackleach_country_park_feature.shtml BBC Manchester - Park Life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackleach_Country_Park Wikipedia
©David Dixon
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Manchester Road East, Walkden.
©David Dixon
Dist:0.4km<br/>106 metres above sea level, this is one of the highest places in Salford and has been named "The High Point". The information boards also claim that it is one of the best vantage points in the city and provide photographs and information on the features (which should be) visible. Unfortunately, as the trees have matured, most of the sights are now obscured. Still, the bench makes a good place to rest for a few minutes. Blackleach Country Park is in what used to be an old industrial area of Walkden, half a mile north of the town centre. Over the last decade or so, the area has been transformed from a derelict site, badly polluted from its former industrial use; in particular, by a chemical factory producing dyes with an adjacent chemical waste heap known locally as 'Stink Bomb Hill' because of the strong sulphurous smell that came off it. Trees and bushes have now replaced the derelict buildings. Grass and flowers cover what was the toxic waster heap. The rubbish filled reservoir is now a lake with plenty of fish and water birds. The park was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004. http://www.salford.gov.uk/blackleach.htm Salford City Council http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/05/15/friends_blackleach_country_park_feature.shtml BBC Manchester - Park Life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackleach_Country_Park Wikipedia
©David Dixon
Dist:0.5km<br/>Manchester Road East.
©David Dixon
Dist:0.5km<br/>In Walkden town centre.
©Phil Platt
Dist:0.5km<br/>Blackleach Country Park is in what used to be an old industrial area of Walkden, half a mile north of the town centre. Over the last decade or so, the area has been transformed from a derelict site, badly polluted from its former industrial use; in particular, by a chemical factory producing dyes with an adjacent chemical waste heap known locally as 'Stink Bomb Hill' because of the strong sulphurous smell that came off it. Trees and bushes have now replaced the derelict buildings. Grass and flowers cover what was the toxic waster heap. The rubbish filled reservoir is now a lake with plenty of fish and water birds. The park was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004. http://www.salford.gov.uk/blackleach.htm Salford City Council http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/05/15/friends_blackleach_country_park_feature.shtml BBC Manchester - Park Life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackleach_Country_Park Wikipedia
©David Dixon
Dist:0.5km<br/>Manchester Road, Walkden.
©David Dixon

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