On the Salford's neglected Chapel Street, once the city centre but now much in the shadow of its close Mancunian neighbour, there has suddenly appeared 'the modernist' shop, filled with modernist and architecturally inspired prints, photographs, art and designed objects. Illuminated by an artwork made from redundant signage and including mini Granada TV Centres, and Tower Block mugs, tea towels inspired by 'brutal' Park Hill and Salford's Shopping City, the shop has been opened as a 'fundraiser' by the Manchester Modernist Society and publishers of 'the modernist' magazine.

www.the-modernist-mag.co.uk/pop-up-shop
142 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 6AF
+44(0)161 839 5460
Google map: bit.ly/ru9m4H

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This is a city walk from Manchester to Salford which takes in some fascinating old buildings and glimpses into the history of Manchester and Salford, along with plenty of real ale.
Start off at the Marble Arch on Oldham Rd, Manchester - a micro brewery pub with a fascinating Victorian/Edwardian tiled interior and madly sloping floor. Well used by local workers and shoppers, this pub has a good range of beers brewed on the premises and seldom available elsewhere. Then head off along Trinity Way to the Eagle, known to locals as the Lamp Oil because of a previous landlord's sideline. This is a cosy town pub with a traditional interior and snug bars. Next stop is the King's Arms on Bloom Stret - well known locally for its studio theatre upstairs and its quirky decor - kitsch mirrors and flying ducks abound! A short walk up New Bailey Street brings you to the Mark Addy, built adjacent to the site of the Bailey prison in Salford which closed down to make way for Strangeways. From the main bar area in this pub, which is now enclosed, convicts used to start their journeys to the colonies. This is a great place to stop and eat before continuing the walk; the food here is excellent and made from local produce. Then, back onto Chapel Street and down to the New Oxford on Bexley Square, conveniently next door to Salford's magistrates' court. This pub specialises in continental beers on draught as well as fine English ales. The final stop on this walk, further up Chapel Street and in the heart of Salford is The Crescent - now a student pub but in the 19th century, a regular meeting place for Marx and Engels. Have a bit of radical political philososphy with your pint! The whole walk is about two miles long but can take a fair amount of time to complete due to the need to sample the wares of these great city pubs.

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