This video was a bit delayed due to technical problems. Recorded on Saturday, edited Sunday and Monday, uploaded today. I intended just to do a video of about 4 or 5 minutes, but there was so much to see and research in the Greengate district, it turned out a bit longer than usual! Thanks in advance for your comments! AidanEyewitenss is now 5k!
Another fantastic video. Your videos are so interesting. I worked in Manchester 25 years ago, and saying it's unrecognisable is an understatement. Keep up the good job of documenting these transformations, thanks Aiden.
Thanks for a great video. I went to school on greengate and lived in the Blackfriars area for many years. I wouldn't recognise it now. I haven't lived in Manchester or Salford for 30 years but I still have fond memories. Thanks once again
All the shiny, modern apartment blocks and yet my eye is drawn to the Waterloo pub and the Eagle Inn. I hope the former doesn't become yet another victim of the wrecking ball.
Hey Aidan , I’m interested in social history, like yourself, it’s amazing how our cities are changing, I worked in Manchester centre when I was a young man but I get lost nowadays when I drop my granddaughter off in town, I suppose it’s progress, I just worry that youngsters may struggle with high rents, anyway thanks for your presentations, they’re excellent
Thank you Aidan for the update. 😀👍 One Heritage. I understand your mate Euan Kellie was instrumental in it passing planning. It seems to have joined a quorum of other developments in torpor. Having passed planning (which is time-limited) but not construction. Hope Progressive Living doesn't join them. Heard the news about Viadux2 ? That's not in torpor either as Salboy have announced their third iteration. The 76 storey tower stays but a hotel replaces the retail units and there will be fewer apartments above. The tower will be around 4 meters bigger. The 20-odd storey affordable dwellings tower still stays. In Ancoats two new towers are planned on the site of Stockton's Furniture near the site of the new Civil Service Data Centre (Ex-Central Retail Park). The two towers, 47(?) storeys and 20-odd storeys respectively.
Great as always. I'm going with early 90s on the picture. Umm 93. There really isn't anything else like your channel. Wait.5k subscribers?! That's big!
I couldn’t agree more. In each video I see in this channel all the times there is new building nice spaces but all the time the Canal and the trees and all that stuff looks like a mess. I don’t get it.
I’m so upset about One Heritage it would be the most beautiful tower in the city so typical it’s stalled. I think another generic tower will replace it.
This video was a bit delayed due to technical problems. Recorded on Saturday, edited Sunday and Monday, uploaded today. I intended just to do a video of about 4 or 5 minutes, but there was so much to see and research in the Greengate district, it turned out a bit longer than usual! Thanks in advance for your comments! AidanEyewitenss is now 5k!
Another fantastic video. Your videos are so interesting.
I worked in Manchester 25 years ago, and saying it's unrecognisable is an understatement.
Keep up the good job of documenting these transformations, thanks Aiden.
Manchester is now Britains second city.
Manchester needs a crossrail/Pic vic tunnel idea back trams are great but we need an iner city high capacity system
Thanks to you I know more about Manchester development than my own city.
Waiting to see a video on the Red Bank and Vic North :)
Thanks for a great video. I went to school on greengate and lived in the Blackfriars area for many years. I wouldn't recognise it now. I haven't lived in Manchester or Salford for 30 years but I still have fond memories. Thanks once again
Manchester's city scape is gradually becoming the most dynamic in the UK. Apart from London.
The pub (eagle inn) will have a big revival
Amazing photos and description... big thanks!
Yes , Aidan is Mr Manchester 😁👍🏻
All the shiny, modern apartment blocks and yet my eye is drawn to the Waterloo pub and the Eagle Inn. I hope the former doesn't become yet another victim of the wrecking ball.
Hey Aidan , I’m interested in social history, like yourself, it’s amazing how our cities are changing, I worked in Manchester centre when I was a young man but I get lost nowadays when I drop my granddaughter off in town, I suppose it’s progress, I just worry that youngsters may struggle with high rents, anyway thanks for your presentations, they’re excellent
Camera quality is excellent
Thank you Aidan for the update. 😀👍
One Heritage. I understand your mate Euan Kellie was instrumental in it passing planning. It seems to have joined a quorum of other developments in torpor. Having passed planning (which is time-limited) but not construction.
Hope Progressive Living doesn't join them.
Heard the news about Viadux2 ? That's not in torpor either as Salboy have announced their third iteration. The 76 storey tower stays but a hotel replaces the retail units and there will be fewer apartments above. The tower will be around 4 meters bigger. The 20-odd storey affordable dwellings tower still stays.
In Ancoats two new towers are planned on the site of Stockton's Furniture near the site of the new Civil Service Data Centre (Ex-Central Retail Park).
The two towers, 47(?) storeys and 20-odd storeys respectively.
Great as always. I'm going with early 90s on the picture. Umm 93. There really isn't anything else like your channel. Wait.5k subscribers?! That's big!
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Never understand why they build a nice new tower and leave trees growing out of the foundations…..it looks such a mess
I couldn’t agree more. In each video I see in this channel all the times there is new building nice spaces but all the time the Canal and the trees and all that stuff looks like a mess. I don’t get it.
I’m so upset about One Heritage it would be the most beautiful tower in the city so typical it’s stalled. I think another generic tower will replace it.
debt scrapers.