New Islington. Manchester's Millennium community.


Development schemes

Water

There has always been water in Ancoats. Originally there were canals, allowing deliveries to the pioneering mills at a time when Ancoats led the world into the Industrial Revolution. When the world caught up, the canals became derelict - but now they’re back and this time they are there for the community to enjoy! The material used to build the banks of the new water spaces in New Islington came from the basement excavations for the new buildings. Most people would cart this away at vast expense. Instead we have decided to keep it, clean it and make something glorious from it - now that’s sustainability!

Development platform provided by English Partnerships, the national regeneration agency.

English Partnerships’ aim is to deliver high quality, sustainable growth in England. It does this by:

- Developing it’s portfolio of strategic sites.
- Acting as the government’s specialist advisor on brownfield land.
- Ensuring that surplus public sector assets are used to support wider government objectives, especially those contained in the Sustainable Communities Plan.
- Helping to create communities where people can afford to live and want to live.
- Supporting the urban renaissance by improving the quality of our towns and cities.

Contact name: Richard Hattan
Developer's: Homes and Communities Agency
Designer's: Martin Stockley Associates, Grant Associates

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Project part-financed by the European Union. European Regional Development Fund.