A historic control tower that once controlled the swing bridge linking road traffic between Salford and Trafford goes under the hammer soon with a guide price of between £50,000 to £100,000.

Public pressure is mounting for the historic Barton Swing Bridge which links Trafford to the Eccles area of Salford to be restored. A petition lodged several years ago on the Change.org website ...

Salford’s Trafford Road Bridge Control Tower is a three-storey building that once served as the control centre for the iconic Trafford Road swing bridge and is considered a key part of ...

But apart from the aqueduct, economic prosperity, the railways, Trafford Park… "There’s the swing bridges and the railway viaducts. Without the Canal we’d have never had Barton Swing Bridge ...