Manchester Coalfield
Part of the Lancashire Coalfield. Some easily accessible seams were worked on a small scale from the Middle Ages, and extensively from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution until the last quarter of the 20th century.
Victoria Arches
Series of bricked-up arches in an embankment of the River Irwell in Manchester. They served as business premises, landing stages for steam packet riverboats and as Second World War air-raid shelters.
Pennington Flash
Lake formed by mining subsidence in Leigh, Greater Manchester, the largest body of open water in Wigan.
Ullerwood Castle
Early medieval fortification, possibly a shell keep, in Ringway, Greater Manchester, England.
Dunham Castle
Early medieval moated motte and bailey castle just to the northwest of present-day Dunham Massey Hall in Greater Manchester, England.
Irlam
Built-up area in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, lying on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal.
Trafford Park
First planned industrial estate in the world, and still the largest in Europe.
Tyldesley Loopline
Railway line built in 1864 to connect local collieries to the Liverpool–Manchester main line.
Smithills Hall
Smithills Hall in Bolton, Greater Manchester, is one of the oldest manor houses in the northwest of England, dating in parts from the 15th century.
Trafford Town Hall
Officially opened as Stretford Town Hall on the granting of Stretford’s charter on 16 September 1933.