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The Salford Trail Salford Quays Images. 1. Former rail bridge, now a footbridge, dividing Eerie and Huron Basins. 2. Dock side cranes at the head of Ontario Basin 3. Four Corners Sculpture at the side of Ontario Basin. 4. Anchor and Chain sculpture at the head of Eerie Basin. The start of the Salford Trail is at Salford Quays and that area itself is well worth a walk around before embarking on the trail. Notice the former dockside cranes at the head of Ontario Basin and the giant Anchor and Chain Sculpture in front of Erie Basin. The large bridge separating Erie and Huron Basins is the former railway bridge that once crossed the canal between the Salford Docks and Trafford Park and was floated round to its present position on barges. Its presence creates a link with the industrial past of the Salford Docks. The whole of the two Basins have provide the venue for the swimming section of the popular, Salford Triathlon. At the side of Ontario Basin alongside the water near to the 'Beefeater' bar and restaurant, is the Four Corners sculpture consisting of four stainless steel panels etched with stories and scenes reflecting the personal experiences and memories of life on the Salford Docks, as related by dockworkers themselves and recorded in the sculpture. The Centenary Walkway towards the Lowry footbridge has a number of stainless steel plates on the path, providing personal reiminiscences and poetic memories of the docks. Also worth a visit is the Lowry Centre, which houses the world’s largest collection of L.S. Lowry paintings alongside other changing exhibitions.