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A little about Me.
I am a Salfordian born and bred and I am deeply proud of my Salford roots which were first in the old 2 up 2 down back to backs of Ordsall, which were built in the early 1900s, mainly for the families of the Dock Workers at the nearby Salford and Manchester Docks.
My Street was Ruby Street, where I grew up from 1964 till 1969, and although the homes were rightly classed as "Slums", I have fond memories and consider myself fortunate to have experienced the way of life in these long gone cockroach infested homes, with no bathrooms, just an outside toilet, no hot running water and just a coal fire for warmth.
The standard of living was poor, but the close nit community spirit was second to none. Those really were the days when you could leave your door open and go to the shop!
Then in 1969 we were moved out during the slum clearance and regeneration of Ordsall and moved to a street called Longfellow Street, this was one of four streets that were hidden behind Frederick Road Bus Depot, by the side of the River Irwell and the Albion Dog Track.
The four streets were called, Scott St, Longfellow St, Wordsworth St and Tennyson St, all named after poets, so the streets were known collectively as Poets Corner.
Once again these houses had coal fires and no hot running water, but they had a toilet and bathroom extension built on them which was a luxury compared to the Ordsall slums.
Over the years the houses were modernised, hot water, central heating, gas fires, new interiors, doors and windows. But now sadly those streets have gone as well, as have the Bus Depot and the Dog Track.
It really was a fascinating place to grow up, surrounded in our little poets corner by the Depot, Dog Track and River Irwell, There are so many tales I could tell, maybe one day.
Anyway, this is Salford, I hope you enjoy the images I have taken of this proud City.
Edward Smith.
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