Castlefield
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- 82 - City Centre Local plan supported opening of flag ship project MOSI
- Casterfilesself nomination for Britain's first Urban Heritage park in 83, and its conservation status led to £40m of public sector funding for regeneration.
- Castlefield history and funding win
- 79 - Conservation area due to historical buildings and canals - valuable but derelict and owned by ship canal company
- The fact it was a conservation area flagged up potential - struggled to get private sector funding
- CMDC 1988
- 88 it was created to formulate a regeneration policy for 187ha of central Manchester (40% of city centre)
- Including castlefield to get more private sector investment using government grants
- Including castlefield to get more private sector investment using government grants
- CMDC proposals were based on City Centre Local Plan and it's mixed used approach to Castlefield's revitalisation including some aims:
- consolidating and supporting business activity
- establishing a vibrant residential community
- Strengthening tourism base
- 2 million come to visit annually
- Bridgewater Hall
- Musem of science and industry
- GMEX
- Tour Granada studios
- 2 million come to visit annually
- imaginative/sensitive enhancement and conservation of listed buildings, canals, viaducts,
- All achieved with high standard of urban architecture
- wide range of grants for building refurb and landscaping provided by CMDC - projects such as Merchants-warehouse
- Jim Ramsbottom local entrepreneur undertook many projects e.g. merchants warehouse through his castlefield estates company
- They employed a philosophy of high quality restoration old buildings for commercial and residential accommodation rather than new build - agreed with CMDC approach.
- 88 it was created to formulate a regeneration policy for 187ha of central Manchester (40% of city centre)
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- CMDC 1988
- 88 it was created to formulate a regeneration policy for 187ha of central Manchester (40% of city centre)
- CMDC proposals were based on City Centre Local Plan and it's mixed used approach to Castlefield's revitalisation including some aims:
- consolidating and supporting business activity
- establishing a vibrant residential community
- Strengthening tourism base
- 2 million come to visit annually
- Bridgewater Hall
- Musem of science and industry
- GMEX
- Tour Granada studios
- 2 million come to visit annually
- imaginative/sensitive enhancement and conservation of listed buildings, canals, viaducts,
- All achieved with high standard of urban architecture
- wide range of grants for building refurb and landscaping provided by CMDC - projects such as Merchants-warehouse
- Jim Ramsbottom local entrepreneur undertook many projects e.g. merchants warehouse through his castlefield estates company
- They employed a philosophy of high quality restoration old buildings for commercial and residential accommodation rather than new build - agreed with CMDC approach.
- 88 it was created to formulate a regeneration policy for 187ha of central Manchester (40% of city centre)
- Castlefield management company 92 - non profit company to provide services, events and maintain environment quality
- Urban ranger service set up to assist visitors, guide tours and oversee the urban heritage park
- During 8 years of CMDC
- Hotel developments
- Housing and leisure developments- many old derelict buildings turned into hotels etc
- environmental works and improved parking facilities, now seats, plants and lighting, with cleared canals.
- interpretation and information centre
- visitors flowed in attracted by industrial heritage elements and Granada Television studios tours
- Now become a popular entertainment spot for young people
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