As the march of the glass fingers continues on either side of the River Irwell it has surivived. Huge tower blocks may have spring up all around it but a Victorian school dodged the bulldozer.
The Salford Chronicle reporting on the school's opening noted: "The windows which are large and numerous are so arranged that all above the lower storey can be easily cleaned from the inside, a necessary precaution in our smoky atmosphere." He added: “Blackfriars Road is known for having some well-appointed and sought-after apartments that have been developed within conversions of historic buildings such as the former Textiles Institute.
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