Property News · April 20, 2018

Let’s move to Stockport, Greater Manchester: ‘It’s a game of two halves’


With staggering deprivation, and swathes of wealth in Victorian suburbs, it’s arriving fashionably late to the regeneration partyWhat’s going for it? Stockport? Yes. Stockport. Been through it countless times, gazing down from the viaduct in my Pendolino, at its odd, dramatic landscape, the deep Mersey valley, the Stockport Pyramid, Merseyway shopping centre, mill chimneys, all chucked together like a petulant child. Interesting. Must explore. And then, one day, I did. It’s a game of two halves. On the one hand, its deprivation can be staggering. On the other, swathes of wealth in Victorian suburbs such as Bramhall or Heaton Moor. Stockport’s misfortune was to bet its economy on hats and silk. Judging from the number of columns on the town hall and the size of those Victorian houses, some people made a lot of money. These days, the town is arriving fashionably late to the regeneration party. But it has plans: office parks, retail parks, creative quarters and futureproofing. Hubs, I’m sure, will feature. Its Victorian market is to become the next Altrincham Market. Its rather pretty old town has been restored. Watch this space.The case against Do not underestimate the scale of revival necessary. I hope it doesn’t ape Manchester’s bling economy too closely. Much of the centre is a swirl of infrastructure: learn to love flyovers. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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