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Stretford Local History
Base of Stretford Cross now opposite west door of St Matthew's Church
Bridgewater Canal Aquaduct carrying canal (1766) over Hawthorn Road
Bridgewater Canal Barfoot Bridge carrying canal over River Mersey
Canal Watch House, the former residence of a foreman responsible for the maintenance of the canal banks
Chester Road previously the Roman Watling Street - "Stret" and "ford" - the crossing of the River Mersey give the placename Stretford
Cut Hole Bridge, the railway (1849) now Metrolink runs parallel to the canal or "cut"
Lodge to Longford Hall, home of John Rylands, textile magnate, from 1855 to 1888
Longford Hall Estate Houses "Sunnyside"
Portico of Longford Hall, remains of home of John Rylands
Stretford Public Hall on Chester Road built by the philanthropist John Rylands in 1878
Union Church, Edge Lane, opened 1868, John Rylands of Longford Hall was a trustee; now owned by Iglesia ni Cristo
Villa "Beech Mount", Edge Lane, appears on 1861 census along with other villas on Edge Lane
Weir looking away from River Mersey towards overflow channel or "new river"
Weir of stone built in 1841 to protect River Mersey embankment in times of flood waters