RSSCosta del Salford, a hidden gem on the holiday map
Published: 2010-07-13 09:18:36
Salford may have missed out on a chance to have its own beach, but that has not stopped it being touted as a holiday destination in a new book.
(Sourced from Manchester Evening News.)
An entire chapter of a book about 'unsung Britain' is devoted to the city as it lines up with Norwich, Milton Keynes, Hull, Coventry and Slough as a place to see.
During an eventful short break, author Tom Chesshyre’s first glimpse of Salford was a Conservative Party advert which someone had covered in graffiti. But he also sees LS Lowry’s ‘brilliant’ pictures at the Lowry arts centre, noting: “If Unsung Britain has an (unofficial) artist, it has to be LS Lowry.”
He also learns how Salford mill worker Mary Burns apparently played a key part in the Russian Revolution.
Using his £150-a-night room in the five-star Lowry Hotel as a base, Chesshyre ventures into the neighbouring districts of Langworthy and Seedley.
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