
although just up the road in Bolton, I felt slightly better in my first year because the Halls of residence I was in didn't have bars on the ground floor windows.
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One of the best technical academies in Europe. Sadly it happens to be in Salford ( well much of it is ).
I was born in Salford. I am quite able to give unbiased comment. It's a shithole.
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I was born in Salford. I am quite able to give unbiased comment. It's a shithole.

Bolton too had a damned good reputation for engineering based courses (hence I started on the civils course, progressing on to arch. technology)
Apart from the muggings and car showdowns I suffered while there, it was a surprisingly 'ok' place.
and at least it wasn't Preston.
not a patch on norfolk though
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Apart from the muggings and car showdowns I suffered while there, it was a surprisingly 'ok' place.
and at least it wasn't Preston.
not a patch on norfolk though