There's another monstrosity in the borough of Trafford that also thinks it's the PoM, so why can't it call itself the Pride of Trafford, then fight it out with their neighbours for the title?Don't mind it but getting there is a pain and it's not somewhere I'd go of my own accord. Think online kills off the need for places like this. Would be much more interesting as a pride of Manchester market place with independent shops, cafes and restaurants and promote a local community and marketplace. The big brands are all going online and closing shops, give the spaces back to the communities who had their butchers, bakers, cafes, post offices and shops away from them to make way for the brands who undercut the locals.
Ba boom...Well once you've seen one shopping centre you've seen a mall
Was reading the other day that in 1910 (about 100 years ago)there was approx 25 million horses in the country with a population of 48 mill, so its no wonder, given that rate of change in society, that buildings don't have the same function for 100 years, in fact 25 years is a long timethe problem with many buildings these days is that not enough money is put into sinking funds to maintain and replace. I was looking at the number of light bulbs missing, failure to upkeep the external landscaping. Even the tiles In the toilets are starting to crack badly. Not been done for 25 years and I guess rents and service charge collection are down by maybe 50 percent. Very few buildings last 100 years performing the same function.
Similar situation for me. I went on day 1, when I lived in Urmston. I've enjoyed it from time to time, especially when the kids were small. It was somewhere to go when it was wet. Shopping ok too.I have used it a lot over the years having lived between Urmston and Worsley a lot with kids from my various marriages nearby. Had many happy times with my kids and meals and good shopping trips and I have enjoyed it and it is sad to see it declining. Today was the first time I have thought I don’t really like it here.
It was only 8 years ago that a Trafford based team were PL champions.Was reading the other day that in 1910 (about 100 years ago)there was approx 25 million horses in the country with a population of 48 mill, so its no wonder, given that rate of change in society, that buildings don't have the same function for 100 years, in fact 25 years is a long time
I think you need to question your sources on this occasion. That's a heck of a lot of horses - one for every two people!Was reading the other day that in 1910 (about 100 years ago)there was approx 25 million horses in the country with a population of 48 mill, so its no wonder, given that rate of change in society, that buildings don't have the same function for 100 years, in fact 25 years is a long time
I think you need to question your sources on this occasion. That's a heck of a lot of horses - one for every two people!
Possibly from QI, there is a story that the motorcar saved the newly expanding urban US cities from various diseases and drowning in horseshit, due to the sheer volume of horses for getting around town, either singularly or more often carriage taxis, was becoming unsustainable and downright danger to human health.Those figures are a tad bonkers, there were 3.3 million horses in the UK in 1900.
As of 2017 there were around 170,000
On a side note 6 million horses served in the First World War, a great number dying in terrible circumstances.
the leisure resort was going where event city is /was be interesting to see if this now goes aheadPeel Holdings will buy it back for £1 and turn it into a casino/ disney style leisure resort..
Yer prob right, Arthur. I'm at the point where five minutes and ten years are pretty interchangeable.Isn't it every 10 years DEB'e ? I was over there in 1980, they were just rehearsing for the play at the time. Failsworth is twinned with Landsberg, went over as a guest with the brass band. Beautiful part of the country. Landsberg Prison is where Hitler dictated Mein Kampf.
I’d put shopping centres/malls in Room 101 if I could. I hate the places!Went today for the first time in a while. Looks scruffy and in need of investment. Debenhams gone, Top Man, Top Shop, Thornton’s. TM Lewin and many many more and the replacement shops looked more befitting of Stretford Market. It’s fair to say it has peaked after 25 years and I can’t only see a gradual downfall. The days of a day out there are long gone. Clientele and quality of shops seems to be falling and I don’t know how it can be turned around easily.
Manchester City centre is also poor for shopping in my opinion.
Can you buy groceries there, I mean is there a Tesco, Asda etcMy daughter pronounced the name wrong and called it the traffic centre, which is quite apt.
Anyway, yes it will survive. I imagine it will need to adapt though and will see more entertainment facilities and less shops.