Lark Hill Place Victorian Street Attraction ,Salford UK

Another of the City of Salford’s hidden gems and well worth a family visit. Based in the city’s Museum and Art Gallery , Peel Park ( opposite Salford Univeristy) is the magical Lark Hill Place . It’s a recreation of a typical local street in Victorian times with authentic shop fronts and artifacts from a byegone age salvaged in the late fifties when the city was undergoing extensive demolition and replacement of poor housing. From the city’s website they tell us “ The street is set at the turn of the last century, although many of the items are older to show development over time. The ambience is set at teatime on a winter’s evening when the street gas lamps have just been lit. The sounds of children playing, horse-drawn carriages and a ’knocker-upper’ fill the street. Walk down the street and take a peek inside the any shops and houses, including a toy shop, chemist, grocers, a blacksmiths and an artisan’s cottage. Lark Hill Place was originally created in 1957 when many shops and houses in central Salford were being demolished to make way for new developments. Many of the shop fronts that are in Lark Hill Place today were saved and restored. The interiors have been furnished and are full of authentic objects, recreating the way they were used in Victorian times. Visitors can explore the street and dress up in traditional Victorian costumes to really get in the spirit of things! “ There is a modern café tea room upstairs and also in the same building the city’s art gallery and local history museum as well as a gift shop. (The attraction is close to Manchester City Centre and Salford Quays ) The building housed the first ever free public library in Britain Opening hours are as follows: Here is a webpage which gives an informative plan of the street Hill Place Opening Times :- Monday:Closed Tuesday:10:00 am - 4:45 pm Wednesday:10:00 am - 4:45 pm Thursday:10:00 am - 4:45 pm Friday:10:00 am - 4:45 pm Saturday:12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sunday:12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Also check out the city’s Museum and art gallery website here