Salford Old Bridge was the bridge over the River Irwell linking Salford with Manchester until it was replaced in 1838 by the new Victoria Bridge which is still there today. The Collegiate Church of St.Mary, St.Denys and St.George (now Manchester Cathedral) is clearly visible, and this is how it would have looked in 1800 when the 1820 settlers from Manchester lived there. Methodists in Salford at this time worshipped in the Gravel Lane Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, long since demolished, but a newspaper article about it can be read here. Dorothy, daughter of William and Dorothy THACKWRAY, was baptised at Gravel Lane in 1804.
By Landseer, J (http://images.manchester.gov.uk)
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