Great thread idea.
Has Airport City started construction yet?
Has Airport City started construction yet?
Manchester Bridges
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Couldn't find a thread and we all love a good bridge (I know I do). Some fantastic bridges in Manchester, new and old.
Gonna start off with a proposal for Airport City by 5plus Architects.
What a welcome that boulevard is and I do love the bridge. Can't beat a bit of Corten steel.
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Gonna start off with a proposal for Airport City by 5plus Architects.
What a welcome that boulevard is and I do love the bridge. Can't beat a bit of Corten steel.
http://www.5plusarchitects.com/projects/airport-city-manchester/
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Well, just sometimes, dreams do come true -
As a small boy, over seventy years ago, a bus ride into town from Prestwich, nearly always seemed to end in passing under the North Bridge at the bottom of Great Ducie Street - it was a depressing site then, it was a more depressing sight in the 60's on my way in to University & later to work.
It was a relief to get a job in Bolton & then in Altrincham but, no matter how long the interlude, how infrequent the journey, this gateway into Manchester only ever seemed to sink deeper into despair & decay but now, at long, long last, comes riding to the rescue a knight in the unlikely armour of Network Rail, seeking Listed Building Consent for the repair & refurbishment of the North Bridge, spanning Victoria Street/Great Ducie Street!
http://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-...s.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=OWO65HBCGMN00
This is what it looks like now-
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This is what they propose- (apologies for the orientation, l can't get it to revolve, so you may have to lie down to get the full affect!)
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Do hope after all this time that we're going to see this bridge, in all its glory: at last a truly triumphal & fitting northern gateway into the City.
As a small boy, over seventy years ago, a bus ride into town from Prestwich, nearly always seemed to end in passing under the North Bridge at the bottom of Great Ducie Street - it was a depressing site then, it was a more depressing sight in the 60's on my way in to University & later to work.
It was a relief to get a job in Bolton & then in Altrincham but, no matter how long the interlude, how infrequent the journey, this gateway into Manchester only ever seemed to sink deeper into despair & decay but now, at long, long last, comes riding to the rescue a knight in the unlikely armour of Network Rail, seeking Listed Building Consent for the repair & refurbishment of the North Bridge, spanning Victoria Street/Great Ducie Street!
http://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-...s.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=OWO65HBCGMN00
This is what it looks like now-
This is what they propose- (apologies for the orientation, l can't get it to revolve, so you may have to lie down to get the full affect!)
Do hope after all this time that we're going to see this bridge, in all its glory: at last a truly triumphal & fitting northern gateway into the City.
There's a planning app for each of the three spans
Can't see anything for the span over the river mind
There's a planning app for each of the three spans
Can't see anything for the span over the river mind
Thinking about it, to carry out work on the span over the river will surely require the approval of both Manchester & Salford Councils as the centre of the Irwell, at this point, will mark the boundary between them.
Working over the river will be a more complicated & expensive task than over the highway.
Let's hope Network Rail have this in hand
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