Tourist attraction
Salford Quays
Former ship-canal dock basins reborn as a waterside quarter of arts venues, media studios and promenades.
0:00≈ 2 min
Location
0:00≈ 2 min
About this audio guide
This guide to Salford Quays in Manchester follows Daniel Adamson, a boiler-maker from Didsbury who became the driving force behind the Manchester Ship Canal in the eighteen eighties. It takes in a summer meeting at his home, the long fight with Liverpool in Parliament, and a quarrel over who should get to own a canal. Best heard at the water's edge, looking across the old dock basins.
This audio guide was created using AI.