Weaste

Weaste is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 road passes through Weaste, which lies close to the M602 motorway. Weaste is north of Salford Quays.

The name is from Old French waste meaning "common land, waste".

Home to St Luke's church, grade II listed building designed by George Gilbert Scott. Emily Pankhurst, the women's suffragette leader, was married in St Lukes.

19th century cotton firm Ermen & Engels — part-owned by the father of Friedrich Engels — established their second factory in 1837 near Weaste Station, on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line. A young Friedrich worked for the factory in their offices based around the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

Salford City Reds and Swinton Lions play their homes games at The Willows, built in 1901, on Weaste Lane close to the B5228. In 2012, Salford City Reds are due to move to a new stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell.

Weaste is served by the Metrolink as part of the Eccles line and within minutes of The Willows.

Notable residents

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the conductor and composer, originates from Weaste.

Born and raised in Salford, Terry Eagleton and Tony Wilson attended De La Salle Grammar School on Weaste Lane.

Nineteenth century lifesaver Mark Addy, Manchester United Busby Babe Eddie Colman who died in the Munich air disaster, conductor Sir Charles Hallé and Ferdinand Stanley who rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade are buried in Weaste Cemetery.^[1]

References

External links

• Stop on Manchester–Eccles Metrolink line
• St Luke's church