Ye Olde Nelson on Chapel Street, Salford, an ornate building, one of the landmarks of the city, was built in 1899 on the site of a pub which had opened for business in 1805, the year Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson died as his fleet defeated the French and Spanish. Buildings around it have already been demolished in what has become a development site.
A report in the Manchester Evening News on April 1st 2004 reported that "When it closed last year the pub still had many of its original fittings. Now business leaders and residents are heading a campaign to prevent it being bulldozed and turned into a block of flats."
A fire in 2004 gutted the inside of the building, but the outside survived. Reports in 2009 [dead link deleted] appear to confirm that it has been saved from demolition and will be incorporated into the redevelopment of the area.
These photographs were taken in September 2009 and from this angle Ye Old Nelson seems to tower above the Beetham Tower seen in the background.
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Happy New Year Gerald!
ReplyDeleteSo glad this lovely building will remain. Here's hoping its surroundings are sympathetic in their architecture.
Oh, I am so glad it will be saved, too! Such a lovely old building!
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Sylvia
It must have been worth a visit in its heyday. I hope they manage to do the job properly.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful building and shot!;-)
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I LIKE it!
ReplyDeleteA clever use of 'Ye". I suppose you could introduce any other old building that way on 'Y' day! I particularly like the shot of the pub standing in isolation. Sad.
ReplyDeleteI love the old buildings and I am glad the developers are going to incorporate it into the new area.
ReplyDeleteI think they should preserve that building...that makes the newer generation learn the history of the place. Thanks for sharing!
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I sure hope that building survives as it houses so much history! The architecture is splendid and I hope that whatever they do around the building site will retain the same look.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad they are going to preserve this building. When growing up in England, I never appreciated the old buildings. Here in Southern California we have mostly angular or box-like style, 'tho' I have to say the landscaping around them is pretty spectacular.
ReplyDeleteSo glad they are going to preserve this magnificent old building! It looks so brave standing there alone.
ReplyDeleteGlad it stands a chance of being kept. Quite ornate and lovely!
ReplyDeleteIt would be a shame to loose a distinctive building like this, they certainly knew how to build pubs in ye olde days.
ReplyDeleteOh Gerald I lovet the intensity and application of your conributions Dxx
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures. I love them! You always contribute such wonderful entries. Thank you! I so appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteIt seems the fire did a lot of damage and weeds have grown on the building. It is such a nice landmark and should be proper preserved and integrated into whatever new development plan that the city may have.
ReplyDeleteWonderful building and I hope it has a future that speaks to us of the past.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is an interesting building worth restoring and keeping.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear the building has been saved from demolition. It will make a beautiful setting for individual flats, and retain the character in the outside part at least!
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