The much loved veterans 'old mans' shelter has recently benefited from a £25,000 face-lift thanks to a Heritage Fund grant which was successfully applied for by the Monton Village Community Assosiation (MVCA).
The official title of the Veterans’ Shelter leads many people to think it was built as a war memorial but the name actually refers to veterans of industry.
Sadly we have to report that it has become the latest victim of the mindless vandals with tiles being damaged on the newly fitted roof as well as the letters ED and PD being scratched into the stone work. What looks like the split in half bottom part of a traffic cone looks to have been thrown on the roof where it remains.
The act of vandalism has prompted anger from the local community who were quick to condemn those responsible.
The iconic Salford landmark has stood in Monton for almost 70 years and has become a focal point of the community having offered a safe refuge from the cold and wet weather for countless residents during that time, in 1936 the shelter was even used to announce the abdication of King Edward VIII to the local community.
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