Salford Quays

Question 1

Where is Salford Quays located?

Answer 1

West of Manchester and in the heart of Northern England
–> population of 200,000

Question 2

What happened during early industrial growth

Answer 2

• During the industrial revolution Manchester was the centre of processing cotton imported from the USA
• Had a thriving engineering and manufacturing sectors
• specialised in producing machines for factories
• 1894 the opening of the Manchester ship canal
• 90 hectare inland site constructed to accommodate thriving trade.

Question 3

what happened during the decline

Answer 3

• 1960s-1970s new large container ships couldn’t fit up the canal
• docks eventually closed in 1982
• 3,000 people lost their jobs
• derelict land left behind
• unemployment and crime rates rose.

Question 4

what happened in the recent growth (5)

Answer 4

• in 1985 Salford Quays development plan was launched
• massive investments in healthcare, new homes, education, businesses and shops.
• Lowry building constructed (£64million)
• BBC moved 5 departments into Salford Quays. Generating 10,000 jobs and £1 billion to the regional economy by 2013
• Imperial war museum construction
• Cleansing water ways and constructing more green spaces + City parks

Question 5

what is the Lowry

Answer 5

• costing £64 million
• opened in 2000
• its a recreational building
• an 1,800 seat theatre, galleries, cafes

Question 6

What is BBC Media city?

Answer 6

• BBC sport to Salford Quays and called it Media city.
• it cost £550 million to construct but made 10,000 jobs and is thought to have added £1 billion to the regional revenue