Regeneration

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And it's the Ancoats Buildings Preservation Trust which has succeeded in saving a number of the buildings of Ancoats, and it hopes to save more<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic7/72.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic"><U><B><U>St. Peters Church Restoration</U></b></U></A></div> <div> For many years this church lay derelict. In 1998, it became the first building undergo renovation as part of the redevelopment of Ancoats, the first industrial district in the world . St. Peters Church is Ancoats Buildings Preservation Trust's most ambitious restoration project yet, the renovation of St. Peter's Church. This was built in 1859 and served the then vibrant local community. Eventually the congregation faded away and the church lay derelict for many years. Now the slate roof of the tower has been put back, and the exterior brickwork has been cleaned up and secured.</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic15/91.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic"><U><B><U>Link to see the renovated St. Peters Church</U></b></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic15/87.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic"><U><B><U>George Leigh Street</U></b></U></A></div> <div> And adjacent to them is George Leigh Street, a pleasant row of terraced houses - providing a homely feel in the heart of the city. This area was resurfaced in early 2000 - the light coloured pavings aren't to the liking of some people. The nearby red brick multistory car park is also somewhat out of character with the surroundings. If we keep walking along Sherratt St., we reach Oldham Road. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic15/67.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic"><U><B><U>Great Ancoats Street</U></b></U></A></div> <div> Great Ancoats Street, we see a series of commercial buildings, mostly empty and in a very run-down state. There are gaps where buildings have been lost, but others, currently empty, have been saved and are in 'storage', awaiting a new future use. </div> <div> We're back at the canal again and with the noise of cars, buses, vans and HGV's rushing by behind us, let's take another look towards that quintessential scene of Ancoats and try to imagine what it must have been like during its heyday: In my mind's eye, I see barges chugging along the canal carrying goods, smoke belching from the chimneys, match sellers on the street corners, the clatter of horses and carts on the cobblestone streets, and as night falls, the dim light of the gas lanterns. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic7/14.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic"><U><B><U>Victoria Dwellings</U></b></U></A></div> <div> Facing St Peters are the buildings which form the residential part of Ancoats - the Victoria Square dwellings were among the first municipal housing projects to be built in the UK<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic4/07.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic"><U><B><U>Redhill Street</U></b></U></A></div> <div> These mills dominate the view along Redhill Street, overlooking the Rochdale Canal and can be seen from the southern part of Great Ancoats Street - this is the quintessential view of Ancoats. Let's walk from the Rochdale Canal through Ancoats up to Oldham Street. </div> <bR> <div> Next to Murray Mill is the Royal Mill complex, part of it built as recently as 1912, on the site of McConnell & Kennedy's, which was first constructed on this site in 1794. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic7/11.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic"><U><B><U>Daily Express Building</U></b></U></A></div> <div> The former Daily Express building - a remarkably modern-looking glass-walled structure built during the 1930's. There's a matching building on Fleet St in London. Just next to it is the first building to be rescued by the Ancoats Buildings Preservation Trust, the Derros building, famous as the subject of an illustration by LS Lowry. Lowry must have been inspired by other areas of Ancoats, which in his day saw much poverty. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.aidan.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.aidan.co.uk"><U><B><U>To Purchase any of the pictures shown use this Link</U></b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchester.gov.uk/eastside_regen/Community_Safety/themes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchester.gov.uk/eastside_re"><U><IMG SRC="048a8510.gif" border=0 width="168" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B><U>Work to date:</U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.manchester.com/nojava/localnews/civicsoc/beehive.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.manchester.com/nojava/localne"><U><B><U><IMG SRC="056bd7d0.jpg" border=0 width="189" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></U></A></div> <div> <B><U>BEEHIVE MILL DEVELOPMENT!</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U> <table cellpadding=3><tr><td> <FORM action="http://www.tripod.com/bin/search/pursuit" method="post"> <table BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <font color="#ffffff"> <a href="http://www.lycos.com/"> <img src="http://www.tripod.com/img/search/lycoslogo_66x25.gif" alt="powered by lycos" width="66" height="25" border="0" align="center" valign="0"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="000000" valign="center"> <font size="-2" color="#FFFFFF" face="verdana, arial, sans serif"> <B>SEARCH: </b> <input type="radio" style="background-color: black" value="tripod" name="cat" align="center" style="background-color: rgb(0,0,0); color: rgb(0,0,0)">Tripod <input type="radio" style="background-color: black" value="lycos" name="cat" style="background-color: rgb(0,0,0); color: rgb(0,0,0)" CHECKED>The Web </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" bgcolor="#000000"> <input type="text" name="query" size="14" maxlength="50"> <input type="image" src="http://www.tripod.com/img/search/getit.gif" alt="get it" width="63" height="19" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" align="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </FORM> </td></tr></table>  </U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>