Salford Quays Flashcards
Location
350km NW of London
West of Manchester as located in greater Manchester
pop increase by 15% from 234,000 in 2011 to 270,000 in 2021
Why put the Quays in Salford and not on the coast
Manchester Ship Canal
It’s deep and straight to allow ships through
Construction began 1887-1894
3000 jobs
Biggest river navigation canal in the world
Reasons for growth at Salford Quays
5000 employed directly
In 1914 it was one of the largest pot authorities globally
5% UK imports and 4.4% exports
Population increase from 12,000 in 1812 to 220,000 by end of 19th century
(rural to urban migration)
Living conditions
low skilled low paid jobs so inexpensive terraced housing
Densely packed, small houses ( 80 per acre)
Heavily polluted
Families with lots of children
When, why and how did it decline
Containerisation- universal containers to meet global goods demand
Bigger ships that can’t fit down Manchester canal
Unloaded by cranes so dockers lost their jobs
Change in economic activity-1800-1870 Britain produced 50% of world but
now China produces cheapest steel, Britain can’t compete with cheaper
products abroad so decline in manufacturing industry and unemployment
Poor quality of environment- heavily bombed during ww2, contaminated land and water
Social decline-1960s= slum, white flight to suburbs, closed in 1982, derelict
area, one of ups most derived areas, so many unemployed that wages fell,
poor health, low eduction, shorter line expectancy, 75% pupil premium
kids, moss side= gun capital UK
Rebranding and regeneration
Salford City Council bought in 1984, 225 acres, mixed use development
-£64m Lowry Art gallery
-Media city = 10,000 jobs
-Lowry Outlet mall
-Imperial war museum
-£90m retail and leisure fcaility
-8000 new apartments
-300,000f2 of office space creating 26,000 jobs
Light rapid transit tram system only 9 mins too city centre
-better water Quilty, pedestrianisation, 1500 trees
Problems
approx £400,000 for an apartment
structural unemployment of dockers as don’t meet required skill set for jobs
22nd most deprived ward nationally
1/4 children in Salford living in poverty
litter re- emerging, transport system arguably too effective as ppl easily travel and lie in city centre
