from Barton who bequeathed it £30. Salford Old Bridge was built at the site of a ford, from which the town took its name; Salford is derived from the Old English word Sealhford, meaning a ford by the willow trees or sallows, which at the time grew alongside the Irwell's banks.

A narrow stone bridge with three gothic arches, it housed a chapel built by del Bothe on the middle pier. This was rebuilt in 1505 and was later