2014

SJ8097 : The Quays Theatre

taken 9 years ago, near to Trafford Park, Trafford, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title The Quays Theatre in this square
The Quays Theatre
The Quays Theatre
Salford Quays is the name given to the area of Salford which was previously the site of Manchester Docks, it became one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom following the closure of the dockyards in 1982.

The Lowry Centre stands at the end of what was Pier 8. It opened in 2000 and houses the two theatres, studio spaces and a large gallery space. There are cafes, bars and a restaurant at the south-western end of the building. This view is looking across the canal from Trafford Wharf.

The theatre at this end of the building is called "Quays Theatre" which is the smaller of the two theatres in the centre; the other one is "Lyric Theatre".

LinkExternal link The Lowry Website

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The Manchester Ship Canal

The Manchester Ship Canal, which took six years to build and was opened in 1894, is a 36-mile-long inland waterway linking Manchester to the Irish Sea at Liverpool. It generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Several sets of locks lift vessels about 60 feet up to the Manchester Docks (now Salford Quays), where the canal's terminus was built.

When the ship canal opened in January 1894 it was the largest river navigation canal in the world, and enabled the newly created Port of Manchester to become Britain's third busiest port despite the city being about 40 miles inland. Since its opening, the canal handled a wide range of ships and cargoes, from coastal vessels to intra-European shipping and inter-continental cargo liners; Manchester Liners established regular sailings by large ocean-going vessels.

The amount of freight carried by the canal peaked in 1958 at 18 million long tons but changes to shipping methods and the growth of containerisation during the 1970s and 1980s caused traffic to decline, resulting in the closure of the docks at Salford in 1984. Although able to accommodate a range of vessels from coastal ships to inter-continental cargo liners, the canal is no longer large enough for most modern vessels.


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Salford Quays [531] · Manchester Ship Canal [395] · Lowry [339] · Trafford Wharf [174] · Lift Bridge [119] · Projected [36] Title Clusters: · The Quays Theatre [3] ·
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SJ8097, 1166 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 8 December, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 11 December, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 803 971 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.2483N 2:17.8133W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 801 971
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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