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15.03.2022 - 10:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
For many students in Salford, Castle Irwell and 'The Pav' were an "iconic" part of the university experience.
A former horse racing track, in the 1960s Castle Irwell was sold to the University of Salford and Salford council. It was turned into playing fields.
But by the early 1970s, it became a student village - welcoming an estimated 40,000 students over half a century.
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Many memories were made on the site as well as the old racecourse members stand, which was converted into the infamous Pavilion bar and nightclub, known as ‘The Pav.’ Operated by the students’ union, it closed in 2009. But on its website, the university said that the Pavilion was a "huge part of our identity and history’ and ‘the catalyst for many student memories."
After almost 50 years, Castle Irwell closed in June 2015. That year, a huge farewell party was thrown to mark the village’s closure, with more than 600 former and then current students attending.
But the following year, decades of students’ memories "went up in smoke" as the Castle Irwell village in Salford was destroyed in a huge blaze.
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In July 2016, fire crews worked through night to tackle the huge fire at the former student flats in Salford. Crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service were called to the blaze and at its height, more than 50 firefighters were at the scene of the two storey building using water pumped from the nearby River Irwell.
The operation was scaled down to three fire engines and between 15 to 20 firefighters overnight. Police later confirmed that the fire was arson,
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