Rebellions in Normandy
Category: Andere
Wurde aktualisiert: 12 Mär 2020
Autoren
Created byRiordan
Attachments
Ereignisse
1890s:
Most cotton imported from USA comes here
A massive trade centre with docks
A lot of people working at the Docks
Massive worker community with shops, homes and houses1894:
Queen Victoria opens Salford Quays1960s:
Big industrial ships could not go down the Manchester Canal
Docks lose business as ships can't reach it
Land is ruined and contaminated from the past
People lose jobs and crime sets in1982:
The docks are closed
Investment led for some improvements but a lot of the land was still wrecked and in ruin
Many local people still had no jobs1985:
Salford Development Plan is started
This could lead to massive investment in homes, education and health facilities
More shops and businesses
Cleaning of the canal and small, rural areas1999:
A new tram system is put in place
Salford Quays is linked to the rest of
the Manchester2000:
Lowry Building is built
Lowry theatre is built with galleries, bars and cafes
This was named after a local artist who was called J S Lowry
External area provided for events and festivals2000s:
Resident development is built with flats and town houses at Grain Wharf
High rise buildings are made on the pier space
Retail and Leisure centres built and called the Lowry Outlet2007:
MediaCItyUK is opened and BBC move to the area
Other media firms are planning to move there such as ITV
10,000 jobs are made and 1 billion is hoped to
be added to the local economy by 20132025:
Salford City Coucil aims to make Salford a
massive modern, global city of the UKJuly 2002:
Imperial War Museum is opened
Comments