Crane Count

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caw123

Discussion Starter · Aug 28, 2005 (Edited)

I've listed everything I can remember, arranged roughly by area.

Southern City Centre
Beetham - 2
River City and surrounding projects - 4
St Georges - 3
Vie - 3
GN Tower - 2
Eagle Star House - 2
University Car Park Cambridge St - 2
MRI Superhospital - 5
Aurora - 1

Western City Centre/Greengate
CJC - 3
Spinningfields NCP - 1
Tempus - 1
Spectrum - 2
red ones near Spectrum - 2
John Rylands Library - 1
GMEN - 1
Rosetti Phase Two - 1

Northern City Centre/Piccadilly
Skyline Central - 3
Site next to Skyline Central - 2
Royal Mills/surrounds - 3
Piccadilly Place - 4
Green Quarter - 1
Issa Quay - 1
Piccadilly Car Park - 1
IVLA? - 1
Next to Ovale - 1

Salford Quays
Old Trafford - 2
NV Towers - 1
Citylofts - 2

This gives us 49 in town and 56 including the quays. Phenomenal.

A few more than this I'm sure, what are they people?

Ones to expect soon:

3 & 4 Hardman Square
Chancery Place
Probably a new Green Quarter one for Jefferson Place
Erie Basin Tower
40 Spring Gardens
More at spectrum
Sarah Tower perhaps
Abito
Pall Mall

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caw123

Discussion Starter · #41 · Oct 16, 2005

NV crane has gone down.

EarlyBird

· #42 · Oct 22, 2005

Just to put our crane count into perspective...

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Jonesy55

· #43 · Oct 22, 2005

EarlyBird said:
Just to put our crane count into perspective...

EB wanting to put Manchester's achievements "in perspective"?? Wow, there's a first time for everything!

jrb

· #44 · Oct 22, 2005

Jonesy55 said:
EB wanting to put Manchester's achievements "in perspective"?? Wow, there's a first time for everything!

I'm sure if you added up the sum total of cranes in Manchester, we would have more! 50+

Mac

· #45 · Oct 22, 2005

Yeah, but Dubai is nothing more than a forced Disneyland of a town....eventually they will learn that just building more than everyone else wont buy you a nice place to live.....

Dubai is the personification of style over substance...

Sir Miles Platting

· #46 · Oct 22, 2005

There doesn't appear to be any doka's amongst that forest of cranes.
They must have laxer building codes in Dubai. Steel frame only?

Legin

· #47 · Oct 24, 2005

Mac said:
Yeah, but Dubai is nothing more than a forced Disneyland of a town....eventually they will learn that just building more than everyone else wont buy you a nice place to live.....

Dubai is the personification of style over substance...

Having been there a few times I agree with you. Not matter how much money the Sheikhs throw at it, it will never have the same buzz as city like Manchester. The place seems to be a cultural vacuum and just feels so false. Probably because it's totaly run by outsiders, mainly Asians, so you get little or no interaction with the indegenous population.

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jrb

· #48 · Oct 27, 2005

Is this Spectrum? Good mass of cranes! The City Centre was amazing! Cranes and building sites every where! Those sandwich shops and cafes must be making a killing!

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dj

· #49 · Oct 27, 2005

JRB, Spectrum is the 3 white cranes and the core to the right of the pic. they are behind the railway bridge in your shot. Hidden by the buildings are Quebec to the left and Abito and Tempus to the right. The blue crane in the foreground is a small development who's name escapes me for the minute, all in, a very busy part of town.

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jrb

· #50 · Oct 27, 2005

dj said:
JRB, Spectrum is the 3 white cranes and the core to the right of the pic. they are behind the railway bridge in your shot. Hidden by the buildings are Quebec to the left and Abito and Tempus to the right. The blue crane in the foreground is a small development who's name escapes me for the minute, all in, a very busy part of town.

Cheers DJ!

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Sir Miles Platting

· #51 · Oct 28, 2005

So how many we got now then, city and burbs...?

SleepyOne

· #52 · Oct 28, 2005

Another crane being erected on the Abito site.

Jerv

· #53 · Oct 28, 2005

been done before? I suspect so.

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Sir Miles Platting

· #54 · Oct 28, 2005

Anyone done a crayon count yet?....

Where's that bleeding coat again....I'm me own worst enemy....

Martin G

· #55 · Oct 28, 2005

Some beautiful cranes glistening in the sunshine yesterday....

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rolybling

· #56 · Oct 28, 2005

oh MG nice pics mate, that first but last one I really like

Martin G

· #57 · Oct 28, 2005

Yeah - with that sunburst reflected off Gateway House. It's my fave too! :yes:

I walk past there almost every other day so when it were real nice on Thursday I decided to snap a couple of shots of it.

kids

· #58 · Oct 30, 2005

4 have gone up at 3hms

Sir Miles Platting

· #59 · Oct 30, 2005

so, how many we got now then?

jrb

· #60 · Oct 30, 2005

Kids in the riot said:
4 have gone up at 3hms

How manys that at Spinningfields then? I'll take some pics on Tuesday!

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