Outline Planning Brief Redevelopment Area 2: Bradford+Beswick

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Con-Cents

Introduction -

~BS\ICK/BRADFORD

APPENDICES I - IV

Location

Topo graphy

Physical conditions

Subsidence

Town Design Principles

Pedestrian - Vehicula r Separation

Ma jor Roads

Local Roads

Residential

Family Structure

Car Pa rking

Density

Open Space and Landscaping

Children's Play Spaces

Schools

Shopping

Other facilities

Consultations

Phasing

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Illustra tions

Photographs

Ske tches

Overl ays

Aoria l ;ph otograph of Beswick/Brc;,dfor d - scale 9" t o 1 1.1i l e ( approx )

Mode l illustrating design principles

Redevelopment ~reas - General location

Beswick/Br ad fo r d - Location and st r~tecy

11 II Outline proposals

" " Implernent;:-,,tion ( surerii.lposed over aeri al pho t oc;raph)

11 - Circnlati,on p:ittern ( .superin posed over outline proposals )

II Open space s tracsgy !I !I ;1 i i )

STReTfORD

URMSTON

REDEVELOPMENT AREAS GENERAL LOCATION

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1 Int roduction

The first real op~rnrtunity for a comprehensive appr oach in the rebuilding of l arge ar eas

of the City where unfit dwellings are being cleared was presented in Hulme, vrhere an a r ea of

more than 300 a cres is now being clea.red and rebuilt; this has b een conceive d within the

framework of an overall town design as part of the broa d s trategy of urban renewal. The

planning obj e ct:iYe is t o ensure t hat complete sectors of the Ci t y are rebuilt not just a s

housing estat es but as real communiti es with a full r ange of social facilities.

The City ' s a ccelerate d slm1 clear ance programme should result in all the unfit dwellings

be ing cleared in the next t en years; t his presents a unique opportunity to tackle further

areas of the City like Beswick/Brr.t dford, Harpurhey and Longsight on a comprei1ensive basis ;

the scale of the op er a tion in each case i s s imila r to what is be i n g undertaken in the Hulme

Ne ighbourhood.

Outline planning proposa ls have now be en drawn up for the Beswick/Bradford r esidential

neighbourhood, an ar ea of about 300 acres; a l though , they are of necessity not de·cailed at

t his sta go, the proposals f orm part of the broa der stra tegy of r enevTal in the inner-residentia l

sector of the City. In particula r they a re closely inter-connected wi t h t h e primary road

network and pr oposed sub-regional linea r open space propos 2ls for the valley of the River Me dlock.

The present proposals establish the broad principles of t he scheme , and in some cas es are

tentative and will possibly need amending L i the light of further more detailed design and

r edeve lopment work. In particular, the Ne ighbourhood Centre will need to be carefully con­

.sidered from a planning point of view to ensure that the various uni ts of development form

part of a complete and comprehensively plann<"d centre. The importance of this outline p l anning

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brief is that it considers the a raa as a whole, within t he y.rider context of t he City, and

illustrat es an approach to compr ehensive r ene wal which provides the basis for much more detailed

design work that must follow to create anothe r communit y with its own i dentity and char acter.

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BESWICK .. BRADFORD LOCATION AND STRATEGY

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BESWICK/BRADF ORD

The outline planning propos al s f or Besnick and Br a dford cover an ar ea of about 300 acres with a popul2.t ion of about 23 , 000 persons bounded by Ash ton Old_ Roa d, the line of the proposed Inner Ring Road (Pin Mill Brou ) a nd Ever y Street ; the ar ea is ab out 1 ~ mi l es from the centre

of t he City .

This part of Be swick and Bra dford is v:ell defined ge ographically by the pat te r n of exis t­ing or proposed ma in roads and forms a very satisfactory unit for c omprehensive redeve lopment within which it would be poss ible to creat e a new neighbourhood wi t h a high s-i;andar d of

environment and fr om which a ll through traffic could be exc l u de d; it i s very near to t he City Centre and is str ongly linke d to the Ancoats a nd Mi l e s Pl atGing a r eas t o t he we st and t he Clayton and Openshaw ar eas t o the east by t he existing highway network .

The ar ea of existing housing to the north of Asht on New Roa d is a llocated i n the Deve lo;ment Plan for industria l use and will provide a possi ble source of local employment i n the futur e . Most of the existing shopping anc1 co mmunity f aci l i ties are a t present located a long the frontages to Ashton Ol d Roa d and Ashton New Roa d. Roa d propos als toge t he r ni t h the n eed t o pr ovide groupe d shopping and other facilit i es i n modern bui ld_ings makes it neces sary to r elocate tl:e se exis ting u ses v1ithin the context of the overall pl an .

To~ph;y

The area s l opes gently fr om the north-eas t to the sout h- nest 11ith the exception of t he Medlock Valley which runs north-south through the ar ea ; the vall ey provides a cha llenging opportu­nity for extensive l andscap ing and the grouping of various cat egori es of local open space which would be integrat ed wi th th e wi der, sub-regional open spa ce proposals for the nh ole of t his

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vall ey v:i thi n the City ; the treatment of this Valley is t herefor e one of the key e l ements t o the

success of a ny scheme f or t his area.

physic a l Conditi <:?ns

!Vios t of the e~':isting houses are about ~ 00 years old ; they are typical of their peri od bui l t

i n terra ces on a semi-gridi ron pa ttern of s treets at a density of ab ou t 1+5 dVle l1ings pe r J-cre.

There i s i n a dequa te open spac e and many of the facilities Ylhich do exist , such as schools , a r e

i n cramped and outworn buildings ; open space i s practica lly non- exi stent,

Subsidenc e

A gene r a l r eport by the Cor;)Qration 1 s Mining Consul cants in Dece mber 1961+, indicates that

whils t the Beswick/Bradf ord a r ea is not within the subsidence are a fr om project ed and anti­

cipat ed coa 1 worki ngs, it is l ar ge l y Hi thin the 1955 Not ice Area and .,-1ho lly within the possible

ultimatQ subsidence a r ea . The Mi ni ster has recent l y confirmed a dir e c tion under the Planning

Acts r e quiring the Nationa l Coal Boa rd t o apply for planning perri1ission for t h e norking of

certa i n seams , parts of which fall nithin the Bes Hick/Bradford ar ea . The Miner a l Va l u e r

in h is r ep or t has a l s o mencione d the exi stance of a number of shafts i n the a r ea . Further con­

su l tati ons will be ne c e ss a r y wi th the Corporation ' s Mining Consultant in the detailed implementa ­

tion of the r edeve l opment

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To~sign Princ i ple s

I n evol ving the outline pla n n ing proposa ls the a i m ho,s been not on ly to ma ke provi s i on for

the rdde r a nge of f a cilities ne ces sary, but a t the same time t o encourage the cre 2,tion of a n

ur ba n environment nhich ':;hil s t v ery much p~crt of the City, a l s o h.s, s an i ndivic:Lua li ty and

cha r a cter of its mm .

pede,s trian - Vehicula r S!'.]2_ara tion

The fundament a l princi pl e of s e pa r D. ting m£~in pedestria n c:,rn1 vehiculD, r movement s has been

adopt e d . A major 1.es t-eas t pedes trio.n route i s proposed through the centre linking the J\ncoa ts

a r eL1 to the west, ths main s ho pping 0,nd other c ommunity f a cilities a n (:_ the n dividing t o l ink

through to cl::·;yton and Open shm1 to t he e~: s t . There wi ll .. L oo be the ne od for subs i cHar y north­

south pedestria n routes nhich sh ould be pa rticula r ly r e l a ted to the propose d pr i n:a ry schools D.nd

t o a >Jalkvmy sys tera serving the Medlock V<-:.lley p ark. '}here undorpc,s s es me,y be nee de d as par t

of the systeEl of pede str i c.n V'QYS , they should be 2. S 2. ttra ctive a nd easy to u s e o. s po ss ible j

the a pproa ches should be gradual so thD. t peopl e o.re l ed m:. tura lly into them .

Major Roa ds

Ashton Old Road, Ashton New Roa d 5 Eve ry i) t r eet, the propo s ed Jnter me dia t e Ring Ro2.d 2Lnd the

propose d I nne r Ring Ro2,d D.r e all shov;n in the City ' s Deve lopment Plc,n as pr incip<"l tra f f ic

routes . Al though not de s i gned i n de t e,il 1J. t t hi s s t age it is li e ly the, t Ashton Old Roo.d , the

Intermedi a t e Ring Roo,d a nd the Inner Ri ng Roe.cl will b e c on s tructe d to ur b2,n rnoton·:IJ.y or nea r­

mo t or vmy s t anda rd nith a ccess only a t specic:.l l y desi5ned multi-lev e l junct i ons ; ground l evel

connections o. t limited points Yii ll be poss ible on P"shton l"ff•' Ro2.d and Ev ery Street.

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Loc a l Ro a ds

The ai m has b een to provic3.e only the minimum numb er of mai n loca l ro ads (or dis trict

distributor r oads ) nec essary to satis f actorily s erv e t h i s and a djoining a r eas . They must

give good a ccess to the ma jor l oca l f acilities and t he more intensive deve lopment and coul d

if necess a r y be used f or future publi c tra nsport r outes . The proposals the refore envisage

a ma in l oG a l road on the l i ne of Pa l merston St r eet, a cro s::; the rail~.my and running cent r a lly

we st-east throu gh the heart of the a r ea to Grey Mar e Lane , 1.1hich '.rnuld be r etained_ ov er most

of i :bs length to g ive a ccess to Ashton New Road i n the nurth and ac ross the I nterme diate Ri ng

Ro a d to the south and east. The neighbourhood centre nould be l ocated. at the junc tion of thes e

t wo ma in loca l roa ds. I t i s essentia l t ,_1a t a lthough the n e i ghb ourhood c entr e i s designe d on the

ba sis of pedestr ian-vehicu l a r separ a tion ; it i s sited so tha t it i s v er y a ccessi ble to vehicula r

traffic and als o that ade qtta t e car- parking :for s ; oppe rs a nd other s i s provided. The nhole of

Grey Mar e Lane between Ashton Nm1 Road and Ashton 01d Road ':fill i n any case n e e d to be r eta ined

for exis tir1g through traffic until such time as t he Inter mediate Ri ng Roa d is constructed .

A l oca l distribu tor roa d in the f orm of a loop t o gi vE a c e ss to the souther n pa rt o:f th e a r eo.

i s suggested to avoi d c utti ng thr::mgh the centr a l 0pen s p2.ce or park a r ea .

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From the pCl i nt of vieH of town des ign the ob j e ctive hc:.s been t o su[;cest a lively urba n

environment of city sca l e i;;hich would hav e an i mmediately appar ent coherenc e or unity ; a very

simp l e overall form for th e dwe l l i ngs i s t her ef ore s ugge ste d. This would provide a central

c ore of more - intensive , l ar ger scale dev e lopment rrhich could cake advantat;e o:f the good

a ccess p rovided by the main. loca l roa ds and b e r e l a t e d in a va riety of vmys t o the central open

space imme diate ly to the s outh. The main 11est- east pedestria n way wou ld run t hrough the c entral

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core or spine ensuring that it 1.o;as lively and ,.,ell-use d; a rride vari et y of soc i a l and ancillary

faciliti e s vTOuld be grouped a long the ma jor pedestrian vays giving a high level of access a nd

c onvenience to the people living in the a r ea . Nocla l points along t his central core, such a s

t he Neighbourhood Centre , could be emphasised with a limite d nur.1ber of ca r efu l ly sited higher

buildings . The areas on each side of this centra l core are envisaged as predominantly two

and three storey housing. Special attention will need to be given to t he form of r es ident i a l

dev e lopment alongside the Medlock Valley \'Jhere t he r e is an outst c>,!1 ding op ortuni ty to tak e

advantage of the large sc a le l andscaping and op en sp a c e ·creatmeffc of tho Valley . It uould be

desirable to define the valley ' s form by the use of a ppropria t e r esidentia l units .

Family Struc turE'._

The housing a ccommodation should provide for a r easonably balcmc ed f amily s tructure so

tha t no t only a re present demands met , bu·c also tha t the needs of tbe n ext genero.tion a re

jntelligently a nticipa t ed as f a r a s possible . 'rhe size of drrellings should be such as to

give a r eas onable oc cupancy ( the Dev elopment Plan a s :-;ume s a t present a figure of O. 82 persons

per r oom) . Furthe r investigation is bein g carried out on these aspects so thc:, t mor e specific

r e commendations may b e made .

Ca r Parkin,,,g

The overall layout should be capab l e of an ultimate gar a ge or parkint; provision of one

spa ce for eve r y dwelling and a s much as possib :;_e of this should be closely a ssocia ted with

the dwellin r;s themselves . I n addi tiun off-stree t pa rking provision shoLlld be rnilde for visitors '

ca r s ; about one space for ev ery three duellings close ly a ssocia ted nith t he due l lings. From

a p l anning and environment a l point o? viev1 these sta nda rds could be s a t i sf actorily a chi ev e d

by using spac e b eneath pedestrian decks , children ' s play spa ces, e tc. Pa r king facilities should

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be s eparat e from deliv ery and service a ccess .

Den.sj;!,y It s hould be possible to sa-dsfy t he ab ove a i ms at r eas onab l e cost and with the economica l

us e of l anil a nd produce a high stanclara_ of des i gn o.nd environment wit h i n the f r amework of the

av erage n et density of 90 habitable ro ms per acre envisaged for redevelopment areas i n the

Development Plan . This average over the nho le of the rn~ighbourhoo d vrovld per i'<it l ocaJ a r eas

of c;r eat e r or l e ss intensive development r esulting from the over a ll des i gn . In fact the

overall av e r age densi t y for a l~rge a r ea like t his is r r-:ally fl r csu l tant after satisfying many

i nter- re l a t e d r Gquirements ; in t his sense if these remlirmnents are met, some flexibility in

the r esul tant density could b G a c cepted .

The amoun t of net ho1_1_sing land, after a llo' .. 'ing f or open spa,,e, schools and othe r ancillary

f a c ilities, i s likely to b e about 160 ac r es plus about 8 acres of nevi existing h ousing •iJhich

will r em2-in . Assuming an av ere.ge density 0f cbout 90 habitalJlo rooms per ac r e , or about 7L:­

persons per a cre , th e tota l p opuL .tion aft e r r ede,re lopment is likely to be ab out 12,500 ,

This is a r eduction by n ec.rly half on the existing populat ion and it is c J.e a rly desirable that

s pecia l ca r e is necessary i n the de t ail ed implementation of the r odev o1opmcnt to p:eeserv c a s

much cont j_nuity with the exi;-;ting community <'.l s p ossible .

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'.rhe City-scal e l andsca1)ing and open spa.c e treatment of the lvledlock Valley was the main

starti.ng point fo r the ope n spa c e proposals for thi s a r ea. This Valley will be part of a

mucn wider , e ve n r eg i on a l, ope n spac e system and it is e s sentia l that it should b e treated

on a ~enerous sca l e . Some 20 a cres a r e pr opo se d for this and in addition s chool playing

f i e l:'ls v1ill b 8 us ed to form a visual extension to the Valley. A c entra l open space or

·"1o-. 1n Park1 of some 13 a cre s is 2"lso proposed i mne dia t e l y sout h of the more intensive l y

dev '3 l oped corG so that o,s r:ell as providing a l a ndscaped setting it i s i mmedi a tely

·wcc.osib l e for tho r esident s . The total amount of public open spa c e r.rould be equiva l ent to

::;.hout 2.7 acres per 1,000 r es i den ts . The i mportance of ade quate l a ndsc aping cannot be

8iili1:1<:,s i sed too strongly and on the extent and qua lity of this will l a r ge ly de pe nd the s uc ce ss

o~ otherRise of the r edev el opnent. The a i m has been to provide as much open spa c e as

uo"lsib l e in the a r ea and to l ink it toge ther so that the b es t us e ca n b e made of it . As

T)art of the detailed implementation it '.'.'ill b e ne c es sary to prepare a comprehensive l a nd-~;

sc:aning E chemo for tho r.'hole a r ea nhich t ak es· particular account of the major open spac e s

inc l udint school s , the ma j or high i"rays a nd nhich is c l ose l y integr a t ed with the mo r e detailed

housing rroposals.

\s \II.e ll as making ·whatever provision is r equire d for children Hi thin the dwellings

the ms e lve s , pl ay spaces should be incorporated within t h e pe de stri an a reas of the housing l ay­

outs. The de t a ils of these \dll need to be agreed ~ith the Director of Parks but as a ge ne r a l

rule _)rov i sion shoul d b e made on the scal e of one toddler s pa c e (for age 2-5 years ) of say

25ft. x 20f t . minimwn and one junior spac e (for a ge 6-10 years ) of say 50ft. x 30ft. minimum

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for ever y 100 d1.re lling s . Thc:; r G i s o,lso the nee d to lJrovido sup t:; rvi secl p l ci,y spa c e s of a

i,1L1~ -iurn <.1r e r of about -& e.cre ev e ry ~ nile or so for the ol de r chi ldren :.:,nd c a r efully sited

hard a r e.J.s f or ba.11 go.r,1o s arc a leo r e quire d.

School ::;

:..,even f orn s of e ntry v1ill b e r equire d for prima r y s chools . The pr or,o s eci p1·i nc,ry s chools

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;..,t . Br i d e;id ' s .C. (2 F . ~c .)

D:ca clfo:cd hcmor io..l C. of E. (1 F.E . )

All Soul s C. of E . ( 1 F . E .)

Nanse n Stree t County (1 F.E. )

Brn.c He o..do r, County (1 F.E .)

I sh ton Old Roa d County ( 1 F ;:c . )

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38 a cr e s.

3-[ a cre s. 7. ~ .:>c: acre s •

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(No1 1 ;3 chool)

(Nw. Scho ol - include s a ;or s hip

centre incl udod ·.Ti thin 1965/68

school s building progr 2x1De )

( Ne'; s choo l - under c onstruction )

(Existing scho ol r e t a i ned and

adapte d )

(No\.l School )

( Ne\1 School )

Tl1e se proposed school s h G.ve been distribute d conveniently f or the ur e.:i. o,n d so tha t the i r

o:rn n sp1Ce cha r a cte r is integra t e d ,.i th the ove 1~all ope n sp:::c o a nd housing proposa l s as 1 .. ·e ll

as t ilf' j,;cdestrian w.~y systeo . The r e is o..lso a ne1! Educa t i ona lly J ub-Nornnl School pro posed

\ 2{ a cres) a n d a possibl e Te qui re ;;1e nt for o.. sepa r a t e nursery school for the 1;est part of the

rn: ea .

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AE- f a r as seconcfary sch ool s a re conc crnod , the County o.nd Church of En[;land r eq_uir e ­

rn8nts ,-·1. l l lie met outside the Bes,;ick/Br aclford area . A ne .. four Foru .. _,ntry , Rouan

Catholic Se c ondary School ( St. Luko ' s ) is )~c oposc d a ncl a s ite on Eillkirk Stree t is no··.·

1J 0 inc; clear e d for the s choo l buildings. l: total o.r eD. of about llt acres is }Jr oposed for

this school '1hiGh \:ould e n ccble at l e;:i,s t -3-rds of its pl[•,ying fi e l ds t o b e provided in this

positinn a nD. it may b e possible ., he n tho detailocl schome for t h e i"Io dl ock Vo.lley is

1.ra:-01.rocl to p1·ovide an .:::~reo. r:-tppr oaching the full r equire;·.1cnt of 1 3%~ acres .

Bec :'-use cf the proximi ·cy of this 0,rec:: to the no,jor shoppi ng faciliti es in the City

Cent~· E. a nd to the l ii:1ited c0,tchl:tent areo. in this !Jost of the City it is f elt t ha t o. r:ia jor

s lw pping and c 0 1nr:iunity c ontro of District sc <:-cl e ( i. e . siuilar to Un -.-.'ythEmshn:..re or I'foss

Side Cen-cres ) \rould not b e necessary 1 ithin the Be s '.ric~c/Bradford ar ea . It is proposed

thac .wea l shcpping needs \.i ll b e l o.r ge ly net within a proposed Neighbourhood Centre at the

j w"ction of U- e hro ma in l oc c l roa ds. This Centre would b o very a ccessilJ l e o.nd conveni ent

for the wh ole a r Ea a nd rrould b G the foc c~l point a t the junction of tho ;:min p odes trian routes

['..n'i the culr.ino,t i on of the n o1·e int ensive c e ntr<:~l core of deve l oix:ient . It is expectod that

ther e ,, · 11 l e a need fo r o,b out 50 shops in the d1ole area to mee t loca l needs (about 1 shop

for e-re r y 250 peopl e ) but this c an of n e cessity b o only a rough guide a t this stage and

vvlll need r eassessing as the desitsn proceeds . It is sug_, e ste d that a b ou_t 30 to L,.O of these

sh.)ps I:l~- ~ht b e l ocat ed within the Ne i ghbourhood Centi·e , provision b oing ;J.ade for ab out 30

units ;niti l lly in such a ' .'ay t hnt they coul d b e extended 0,t a l ate r s t a.ge . The de sign

should a llO\ f or a va riati on in ',7idth of frontage and s iz e of uni ts to a llO\ . for varying

demand . It is sug este: d tha t the rer.mining sho:p s neede d '. :ithin the a r ea sh ould b e

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distcibuted mainly in the fonrr of sinc;l e o,ll-purpose ' corner' shops to give a high l eve l

of coiwcnie nc e for the c &. sual purchases ; the siting of those ;,-ill of course b e l a r gely

govc".'ne d by the c1e t a ile d h ousin,:s proiJosal s. It nay a l so b e; neces sary to provide a small

s .ir - c ... mtre on the 1:10-in pudestrian rout e i;_1Uec1iat e l y to the -,.es t of the raihrc,y t hu size of

r.rh i ch nould depe nd upon the housing propos a l s for the irrn-;,edi a t c l y surrounding area .

Provision ni ll noo d t o b e i;mdG for t he cou~1 l o t e r c.nge of socia l a n G. conuuni ty

frciliti e s n e c e ssury t o ensure a full life fo r the 0,r e2, ', h on r edeveloped . It is lJr oposecl

tha-c o.. s uany e, s rcasibl e of the s e faciliti e s ,-,ould be gr oulJed o..lonc, the uain peckstr ian

r out 3s, with those s erving the a r ea as a i,;hole l ocated Lie. inly \•ithin t h e Neighbourhood

Ce rL~e . It is envis age d tha t the Ne i ghb ourhood Centre 11ould include a Librar y , I-Ioal th

C8:.1i.r8 , -" s :.;01,1b l y I-Ia l1, Post Office, l(_o,t e s Offi c e , Branch Probation Office, Churche s,

fubl i..c Hou ses , Banks, etc.; o. s ._-10 11 as shop1Jint; o,nd \.-ould have d-"-ellings close ly a ss oc i o. t od

i tr j_ -C .

Conaultations ~ ~=~~=

Discussions a r e b e ing h eld Tii-Ch the Manche ste r o..nd District Frowers ' Society on the

pr ovision of licensed prooises n ithin the a roa , and a provis iona l estiraat e of 20 s mall-type

public houses i n total is propos ed. Further consulta tions on t h e deto..iled location of

che so Hill b e necessar y as the r odu ve l opiJent proposo,l s pro c ee d .

Further consultation i;. ill a l so b e necessary 1;,-i th the Churche s Planning Cor:uni ttee and

othe ·'.' church bodie s on the r oquircne nts f or -Che churche s in the a r ee, .

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Di3cu~ sions a r e b e ing h e ld b et1. :ee n the Corp oro.tion a nd the i11i8.nchcster ,:;x e cutive

Cul' l1C ~ 1 of the Nationa l Heal th Ser vice on hon tho various :ie dica l servic e s c a n b e provided

foe- , an l it is hoixJ d that it \:ill b e possibl e to have a cor1l;r e hc n s ivo Heal t h Ce ntre

._,_ssuci a ·cod \1i th the Ne i ghbourhood Centre , \·ihich woul d c D. t e r for 1Joth Local 1i.utho:ci t y and

Genor Rl Pr2ctition e r LlO dical s ervic e s .

Th e pr oposal s will a l so nee d to oake provi sion fo r such do v e l opLlents a s a n Age d Pe r sons

iicmo , _,,n . t-1. ~ e d Pe r sons Club , r oside nti::tl hes t e l s , a t raining c entre for tho :;;;hy sic a l ly

disubl e d , E bra nch i;robc-,tion office , a youth ce n t r e a nu <'. Divisiona l Police Headqua r te r s.

I n the aetai l ed design , epa ce should b e a llocat ed preferably adjac ent to the

Centr G .:'or scme urrf on ssoon future u ses .

rt i s envisaged that s er vic e f acil ities for the area such as petr ol fi ll i n g sta tions

arnl r ep :i.ir 2;2 r ages and p e r haps d i stribution uses c oul u be l ocated a.d j c.,c ent to the ~\.shton

')J.d Roci.n./IntE r raodiat e Ring Roa d junction '..i th good Qc:cess to t he f11a j or 2.s T:e l l 2. s loc 2.. l

r oa s , o.nC1 Ft.lso in a ssocic, tion with tho Neighbourhood Centr e.

A. sepErate schr:idule of th@ V'f.l.rious r oq_uirouoDts which, it is k:uo:.m o.t present,

will need to b e p r ovided fo r \Ti thin this a r ea has been prepar ed :'Siv ing the full e st

infor mc, cion known a t t his stage . ii. srnrnnary of this s c he dule is appended.

The p1·oposo.l s imt forrmr d in thi s brief will not b e r e2.li s e d i r.1f,1odi2.t oly, nor n i l l

t hey b e c a r r i e d out in one singl e ope r a tion. Rather, r edev e l opaont is phased t o fit in

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, ,1th tho Medica l Office r of Heal th ' s s l ur;, clear a nce pr ogr :iur.le a nd this r;ill affe c t the

t i _11i ng o,nd ex a ct loca tion of ~)hy sical r e de v e loiJue n-t . It is hoped tha t building

ope r a tions u ill cownence ~ ithin the next t wo to throe y ears a nd b o ca rried out c ont inuousl y

over the next de c o,de .

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3ed Battin~ Off ices

3ncc c_~ •-;i- ee s

, of _;01 · _.?0~£:.tion Owne r ship

)\ ·rH::d c..i· r:Dinta ine d by Pa r ks Dej!t.

~riaJ. Dre · J. ses

· s , Dentidts , Chenists, Ophthal nic Lcic:us

AG ':OiliP.AflfYING LI STS

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APPENDIX I

r1ia j or Services - Nod:;h rres t ern Gc.s boc,r d

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North '::e s t ern Electric i ty Board

Manches t e r Corpor a tion ;·''aten rnrks Dept.

!Janche ster City EnFjineer ( se 1:1ers) [~ Surveyor

Position of Telephone Cable s

Exi sting Educc..tion Facilities

Mininc subsidence (Re)oTt of the Co:c·;or ation' s UininG Consultants, dc..ted 1 2t h Dec., 1 962 and 10th Dec., 1964).

( Hine r a l Valuer ' s Report -16th Februc,r y , 1965 ) .

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consu l ta ti ons carried out with a l 1 Depa.r trnents of the Corpora ti on a sked for ~-· i te r equir ement s f or the Beswick/Bra dford

compr ehen sive Redevelopment Area unde r the following bee.dings : -

.) JEVv BUIL INGS REQUigEJLl]'T 'fHE AREA •.

1 • Type of building .

2 . size of building.

3. Siz.e of s i te .

4. Rela tion of building to new roa ds .

5 . ': hether comprehensive development vri th other buildings is desirr..ble.

6 . Any spec ial c on sider ation s .

7 . Any indico.t ion of build ing progre.mme da tes .

b ) EXJS'T'IlrG BUILDIJ\1GS IN TH:C ARt:.A ,

1 . Do y ou ha ve any existing buildings in the o,reQ?

2 . Are t hey t o be retained or enla rged?

3. Their useful life .

:c) TBRIM ·1. i, oul d y ou requir e any interim arra ngements maki ng to ensure continuity of service in the period

bet~ie n demolition and redevelopment.

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:ie of D~artm nt ate 'c):f '1e tt'er or '

Requirements : Existing Bu i ldinEs an~ """"' - ==""= --~~ -

0Vf.~~3E2E i Int erim

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1 !:r:E:8:~2.fle.~eJ'.l_t s Renarks

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e or .'.llldu m st at ln equ · ~ements

~-~-~--~ - -·~~- ~-~-~~~- ·~~~~-- =-~~~~---~ --~-+-----------~--~ T•,;o or three smal l t eachins \Bradford Baths a ncl pools . Sit e area ·120 1 x 70 ' i I ·aundries in Barmouth .aths & Laundries

1 7 . 9 . 64~ near main roads and bus i St reet . Swimming s t ops-should not be t oo n ear! facilities retaine d a djac ent h ousing . Not j for b enefit of programmed . :Educ ation Department.

!Modernisation of ! laundry t o start in !immedi ate futur e as ! existing plant i s at

S ·~ !'.' vic os t o b e . ke pt J_n o pu"r~ tion ·:g_th gr~~ clrn -.1 closu;r.o of c c_~rtc-:. i n. s e ction s

for the m i::i olir".ina t ed .

I end of usefu 1 l ife. ,

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13 . 10 . 64) . Headquarters site a rea I not t o be r et ained - but ! -i acre . Good acc ess t o rrill be required until J

maj or ro ad - dis associat ed 1 c omp~ et ion of nerr I

~h Chief ~duc aiJ.On )fficer ("19:'10 . 64)

from other development. 1 pr emises .

Jouth Centre . Site area i. Lrdwick Lad s Club ,

21

3 acre . Not programme d P a l merston Street t o lb e repl ac ed b y new

1youth centre. j2 . School Clinic ,

!J a rvis Stre et to be r et a ined until 1 973

1aft er which f 0,cilities ;transferre d t o new Jcombine cl clinic at !Cl ayton.

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Furthe r consult­ations 1aill be necessary.

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Ci En ineer n.nd veyor .

.. • 10 . 4 . - Buildings )

1. 2 . 65 . 3. 65 . '• 7 .65 .

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Highwo.ys) )

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3 City Libr f' r iD. n :-r-o . 4 .

1 Re t ention ond enlar ge -! men t of But t ervmrth St .

Highn o.ys De1Jot. Site ' ·1 I o.r eo. 12 a cres .

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'. District Libro..ry with I ndul t & junior l endi ng ' fL~cili ties 9 s ingle I

! s torey bu ilding 25 ,000 : sq . ft . Reo.dily o. cces s­ible - but prefero..bl y not on me.in rond - to be

i Hithin l a rgest shopping

3. Housewifery Centre, Po..lmerst on Stree t, t o be r e t o. ined.

Butterrrorth Stree t High n .'.',ys Depot t o b e r e t n ined .

Br ['.,d f ord Dis trict Librnry Bro oks h .:;,'.r Street - rri ll not be r e qu ired u hen ne-,-r libr['_, ry i s built.

Mobile Libr .'.'..ry 1,; ill provid e necessrcry s ervices .

Further consider ( tion necess.'.lry - likelihood of r e locc.tion.

l!urthe r consult['., t ions h.". ve t d;: en pl (~Ce •

Re quir e t o lmmr c; t e::.rl y sfo.ge the s ize

I of m.".. in shopping oxen. o. s this rrny fund[Cmen ­t c.l ly o.lter Librc.ry provi sion .

, nrec. . Required n s soon a s

~~~~~~~~~~~~'~p_o_s_s_ib~l_e_·~~~~~~-~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~-~--~~~~-~·~~-J,~~~~~~~-~--~~~ e Clerk to the stices . 2 . 10 . bi'.;:).

'. B .. nn ch Probntion Offic e - I loca t ed in Y!ellingt on st.

; Grey Mc:. e Lone c:.reo. , ne o.r ; t o , but not on ma in ro n.d , i not a s soc i n ted ni t h other I buildings. I I

Furthe r con sulto.. tions ne ces so..ry.

h Medical Officer f Hen.1th 1 . 1~.)

1 • Ma t ernity and Child Wel fo.re Clinic (with home nursing f a cilities ) to be in line ni th provisions of L.A. Build­ing No t e No.3 . Site o.r ea 2 , 200/ 3 , 300 sq. yds . Accessible to public tr[tnsport & pedestr:irm & vehicula r movement. Required o.s soon o. s possible.

2 . D[ty Nursery - 1+4- Pbces. Sit e o.r eQ 2, 300 sq . yds. in resident i al area , but neo.r t o l oco.l industrial o. rens - near mo. in roa ds and public transport. Required a s soon c s possible.

3. Fublic conveniences -s t o.ndar d pa t ter n -dependent on redevelop­ment proposals.

4-. Two r es iden t fr.l hos tels for mental pa tients - 30 glace hostels. Site o.r eo. 4 acre ea ch - ea sy a ccess t o Asht on New Rd. -a mongst r esidential prop­erty. Progr amme dependent on r edevelopment dat e.

M<--t er ni ty cmd Child Y,Telf'.'..re Contr o , Mo.nipur Street. To be repl ccced.

T110 Day Nurseries ;:: t Bc .. rmouth St. nnd Bos .,orth St. - not to be r etccined, have outlived useful life .

Retention of existing f o.cilities dependent on redevelopment proposal s.

Adult Tro.ining Centre Every St. - to be r etained - remL'..ining life 20 yrs . & recrea tion sµ~ce required adjacent for up to 75 pa tients.

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Interim arrC1-nge ­men t s necessccry unless demolition deferred.

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I nterim o.rrange­men ts required .

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I 'Further consulta tions necessc;,ry.

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22 .4 . 65 . l ie Trc.nsport).

'he City Tre surer . 21 .1o . 64. )

rh Chief Welfore 5f'ficer 2 . 9. 4 .)

300 sec.t .::.11 purpose hc.11 with ::mcillc.ry rooms for smaller meetings - t o be ·..r:i thin o..re<.-i.. for community f c.cilitie s . No t progr o.rnme d.

Bus shelters in ~ppropric.te positions - in connection with propos e d pc;destr frn sys tern.

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District Ra tes Offic e -Si te a r ea 600 SQ. ft. pl us services t oilets etc . to be i-; i thin cen tr['..l community complex of buildings. Not pr.>gr .:w1me d.

1 . Aged persons' Home -Sta nda rd construction 40 beds - Site require d % a cr e or l ess if within neighbourhood develop­ment . Close t o main roo.ds. Pr ogr a mmed before 1968.

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Tenc.nt of No. 24 Grey Ale.re L".ne - to be re t ::1ine d until ner; premises o.vQil.::.ble.

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Further consulto. t ions n e c essc.ry .

Furthe r consul k.tions ne ces sr:.ry c. t ;;, l .'.:'.. t e r s t o.ge .

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- D~ s~u~s~o~s-h~v~ be nn he ld - furth er

I di scussions ne ces su.ry.

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I Further consulto.tions I necess<'.ry.

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·~t=~-~~~ Purpose built club a t I Access to be Possibil ity of centrc.l

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I Bel l st. / Ba.rrnouth st. ma.in fained to stcr es ni thin Ope nsho.~.- . To be J club during curtil .::. ge of Old r e t o.ined. 1 r edevelopment Persons ' Home .

I process.

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3 Chief W~fare · ficer 1£ont-:a:;-

2. Aged Persons ' Club -Site area * a cre -compr ehensive develop­ment preferred nea r to nevr major roads. progra mmed requirement -af t e r some redevelop­ment ho..s taken pla c e .

3. Purpose-built unit for homele ss families/ emergency f amilies. Provision for E:. O women & children . Site a r ea ~ a cre to include pla y a rea . Nea r to ot her schools or day nursery comprehensive develop­ment with other build­ing:; des ira ble . Progro..m­me d 1968/ 69.

4. Shelte r ed workshop for physica lly disable d for 60 persons , nea r to new roads and n ec,r t o City Centre a s possible. Pr ogrammed 1969/70.

No objection to vvorkshop beint er ected in curtilage of Old Persons ' Home if separa te access provided.

APPENDIX III

Consul t o.tions ier e also carried ou t ..,-,d..th variou s Government De pa rtmen t s c.nd other Organis n tions, c.nd the follO\.ling

~hedule i · sts the lmmm r equiremen t s •

ame of Or n.nisa t ion

hurches Plonning :ommittee 28 . 9. 64. )

:2 .1o. 64 . )

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SCHEDULE OF J\JITQi,,'JIT RE(\UIREMBJ\TI' S (OTHER THAN FOR THE CORPORATION) FOR THE m~s-\TICKfl:RADFORD COMP]EI-IBJ\TSIVE RF DEVELOPi'IIENT J\Rl'!_A

Re u irement s.

site for nerl l.ie thodis t Church .

New Church of Englr..nd Wor ship Centre to be a t t .::.. ch ed t o new Br dford Memoria l C. of E . School.

New Parish Hell for St . Aidan ' s Po.rish, n ea r to st . Aiden ' s Church.

Exis ting 12_~ing s .::md pwr:iershi.£

The t no existing Me thodis t I Churche s in ,,_-ellington st. I a nd Chc.rle sHorth s t. to be r eplo.. ced by one nen Church. I

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st . Brigid's Romun Cntholic I Church - likely t o b e I

I reta ine d. I

II St . Aiden ' s Church. !I

st. Aiden ' s Parish Hall

l off Grcrnge St. not to be\! ret.::.. ine d.

I I : All Soul' s Church t o b e j

I r e t aine d.

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st. J er ome I s Church. I \ Site of Christ Church I 1

likel y to b e included in , \ site of Brctdfor d Memoria l I

II Scho ol, f or playing f i eld I

Inte rim ArrQYlgemen t s -=== .....,._._ -

Rema r ks

Further c>nsultc. tions ne cessa ry .

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British Road 'fervices '[27.10.64) (30.10.64)

New supply point r equired site area 350' x 150'

Service Centre - Siting dependent on r edevelop­ment proposals and loca­t ion of main shopping centre.

20 Public Houses

Master General ;pos t Office

!!_nistry of Public ~ildings and Works Tfs.9.64.)

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Programmed 1 967

Service Centre 366 Ashton New Road

For existing premises see appropria t e map.

Pa lmerston Street Repair Centre - oHned by B.R. S . Parcels Ltd. - These premis es may be va ca t ed within 5 years - amal gama­tion scheme for sever a l depots under considera tion .

Y.!entworth Street Depot has remaining life of 25 years ac3-di tional l a nd required if possible.

Post Office 420/422 Asht on New Road

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Further consulta tions ne cessary.

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Likely to be phased out of area , therefore, alternative site re quired outside the area.

Further consultations necessary

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APPENDIX IV

pITIONAL INFORMATION crnc:' :RJITING CONSULTATIONS WITH DEPART1'.;llTTS OF THE CORPORATION' ioVERNME!NT DEPARTN""J£NTS AND OTHER ORG.Af\IISl\.TIONS.

0 requirements or land o!med within a rea -

• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food.

The Airport Director .

• The Director of Art Ga.llerie s.

, The Ministry of Avia tion.

The Ministry of Defence.

Direct Works Department •

• Markets Department.

, Nava l Lands Office.

, Manchester Regionn.l Hospita l Board •

. \'Ta terwork s Eng ineer a nd Ivlnnager.

o re uirements but ovm l a nd within area .

, The Rivers Department.

• The Chief Fire Officer.

, The Tovm Clerk

• British Ra il·ways.

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Rem._1.rks

Self conta ined communities would, no doubt, include the provision of a llotments.

Exis ting Grey Mare La ne Mar ket - owners u i sh to redevelop -discussion k ith Mc..rkets De partment regarding inclusion of such f a cilities in Neighbourhood Centre, but r:ould hl'..ve to be Council ormed - Further discussions necessE'..ry.

An area of the River Medl~ck and access th er e to a t the Sandbasin, Limekiln La ne. Existing Fire Sfation in Mill Stree t expe cted to be va co.ted 1966 - but l a ter if nen stD.tion a t Philips Pa rk not completed.

For any further informa tion c ont a ct Distric t Esta t es

Surveyor, Huntsbank .

Aclmowl edgments

Aerial photograph by Hunting Surveys Limited.

The City Planning Officer would like to t hank all

department s of the Cor poration and other organisa­

tions for their co-operation and assistance in the

prepar a tion of this r eport. Further consultations

with those and many others ~ill be needed as the

proposa ls for the area develop.