SALFORD BUILDING BOOM + URBAN REGENERATION | A visual tour 2000-2022

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In this video we go on a tour around Salford Quays looking at some of the stunning views, new construction and architectural landmarks along the way. We witness the continuing building boom in the Quays though with significant loss of heritage.
0:00 Introduction from AidanEyewitness
0:30 Arrival in Salford Quays
1:24 Trafford Road Bridge
3:20 X1 apartments and the Dock office
4:05 Furness House
5:45 Building skeletons to be demolished
6:40 Cranes scrapped
7:46 At the heart of the Quays
8:30 Panorama Lowry opening 2000
9:30 Along Trafford Wharf
10:30 The Gnomes of Gnome Island
11:00 Closing sequence of images

What are the main landmarks? And which elements of Salford Quays heritage have been lost? Certain assets were unfortunately not saved as they should have been. We visit the heart of the Quays the Lowry shopping centre, the Lowry arts centre, the Imperial War Museum north and more.

I give a mention to another attraction at the Quays which I can personally recommend - http://www.simulator-adventures.com. It's the full-motion simulator where you can fly an Airbus A320 under the supervision of an experienced pilot.

I have a special photo I took on the opening night of the Lowry in 2000. It shows the newly completed building from a vantage point at the top of the multi-storey car park. We can see the site of Media City UK, at that time empty and used for car parking. The view is blocked since the construction of the Digital World Centre.

We look at some images I took in the winter of 2020 when the buildings looked excellent in the blue sky and reflected in the calm water.

We complete our tour along Trafford Wharf. Unfortunately, the Manchester Ship Canal Cruise doesn't complete the full journey from Liverpool to Salford Quays any more. I lament the lack of ships on the ship canal but at least there are small pleasure boats.

We pay a visit to the gnomes who reside on Gnome Island. No one knows how they got there, but they look happy.

In the closing sequence, I display some more of the many photos of Salford Quays I've taken over the years.

The music used in this video was selected by me from the YouTube Audio Library

Dulce Reggaeton by An Jone
Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
Positive Fuse by French Fuse
Island Dream by Chris Haugen

All great pieces of music in my opinion.

Some photos displayed are at a lesser resolution as they were taken on older digital cameras or scanned from film at lower resolution.

If you'd like prints of any of the photos featured in this video, please get in contact.