The river that divides Manchester from Salford hides a hundred stories: floods, drownings, sinkings, ghostly women, civil war, 60s carbuncles, Granada TV and 21st century revival with a glorious new bridge and 5-star hotel.

The river that divides Manchester from Salford hides a hundred stories: floods, drownings, sinkings, ghostly women, civil war, 60s carbuncles, Granada TV and 21st century revival with a glorious new bridge and 5-star hotel.