Irlams o' th' Height
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Irlams o' th' Height is a suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on top of the Irwell Valley, on higher ground than Pendleton, hence the name. The first part of the name derives from the Irla
Housing on Glenfyne Road
Railway workers at the station during WWI
The Waggon and Horses (right) and The Wellington (left) public houses on Bolton Road, separated by a GP surgery.
Irlams o' th' Height railway station was located on the Atherton Line between Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate. The railway station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 1 July 1
Irlams o' th' Height
…The suburb no longer has its own railway station; the nearest are now at Eccles, Salford Crescent, Swinton and Clifton. Irlams o' th' Height railway station closed on 5 March 1956, due to low passenger numbers. It was situated on the Manchester to Southport Line, via Wigan Wallgate. Stations at Pendlebury…
A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Irlams o' th' Height