Blackfriars
Blackfriars is an electrical substation in Salford, England. Blackfriars is situated nearby to Broughton Bridge, as well as near the art gallery Paradise Works.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manchester Arena and Salford Cathedral.
Manchester Arena
Stadium
Photo: Rob Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manchester Arena is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria railway station in air rights space. Manchester Arena is situated 2,800 feet east of Blackfriars.
Salford Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ian Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, usually known as Salford Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral on Chapel Street in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Salford Cathedral is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Blackfriars.
Chetham’s Library
Library
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world. Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music, was established in 1653 under the will of Humphrey Chetham, for the education of "the sons of honest, industrious and painful parents", and a library for the use of scholars. Chetham’s Library is situated 2,900 feet east of Blackfriars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackfriars and Strangeways.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Blackfriars is an outer-city suburb of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated along the banks of the River Irwell, close to the traditional centre of Salford at Greengate, between Manchester City Centre and Broughton.
Strangeways
Suburb
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strangeways is an area of inner north Manchester, England, around Strangeways Prison just north of the city centre.
Spinningfields-Albert Square
Photo: dalvenjah, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spinningfields-Albert Square covers the area in central Manchester north of Castlefield, east of Quay St and Peter St and west of St Peter's Square. It covers the locales of central Deansgate, Albert Square, as well as the newly developed business district of Spinningfields, and is focussed upon the heart of the city centre.
Blackfriars
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.48831° or 53° 29′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.25715° or 2° 15′ 26″ westOperator
ENWOpen location code
9C5VFPQV+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 1056372504
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