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@R6AAO Күн бұрын
Don't forget the UFO part of the beacon used to be a restaurant and would slowly rotate to give you a premium view of the city while you dined.
@KJames2345 4 күн бұрын
Look you filmed a drone 2:22 😂 I find it fascinating that all these tall building project are being built up north, the East Midlands is reluctant to approve tall buildings in cities such as Nottingham and Leicester, in Leicester councillors think a 20 storey building is too high, and best thing is Leicester could build very high towers as the Airport is 10 miles north from the city, so there wouldn't be to much restrictions to build a 40+ storey high building.
@thewiseman80 4 күн бұрын
pre work already started on the baltic station. there were a team of 20 plus surveyors from the council at the site about 4 weeks ago.
@AidanEyewitness 4 күн бұрын
@@thewiseman80 Thanks for the update. Hope to see work starting properly soon.
@zazoutoo 5 күн бұрын
Another really interesting and entertaining video. Thanks Aidan
@AidanEyewitness 5 күн бұрын
@@zazoutoo That’s great! Another similar video in Manchester Q4 developments in the pipeline. 😊
@wormsnake1 6 күн бұрын
Great video. Great voice. Keep them coming!! ❤️🙏
@lalbiakhlunaralte940 6 күн бұрын
Infinity building plan is so nice,Why not build🥲
@uranusskies 7 күн бұрын
Brilliant mate, enjoyed that. 40 year strand tunnel made me laugh 😂 typical of the managed decline crew ….i mean the council …..to drag that out lol
@sglenny001 7 күн бұрын
1:51 can i use that picture in one of my art projects im trying to make something that shows a new
@AidanEyewitness 7 күн бұрын
Yes that would be great, but I would like to see the artwork! Can you reply with a link to the arrwork? 😃
@sglenny001 6 күн бұрын
@AidanEyewitness thankyou I shall work on it soon enough
@misstakenot9582 7 күн бұрын
I'm surprised that you didn't mention the surely baseless rumours of rampant corruption of the city council. Maybe they have bigger lawyers than you though.
@thegenuinegal 7 күн бұрын
Great format and hope these are delivered on a regular basis for Liverpool especially. I'm a Tier 1 surveyor (scouser) and have worked on a number of construction jobs in Liverpool over last several years (Elliot's student job on Low Hill - that went into administration in 2020 - and the new PRS apartment block on London Road , where Hughes House was). I'm always interested to know what jobs are in the pipeline (more so to see if there's a chance of getting back onto a Liverpool job again). I normally look at Skyscraper city forum for updates, which is a great platform, but this is a much better format/delivery as great visuals and simplifies everything. Great job.
@misstakenot9582 7 күн бұрын
A replacement revolving restaurant in St Johns Beacon would be good. I doubt that it would be feasible today though because of fire regulations. There aren't enough exit routes (with redundancy) to get a lot of people out fast enough.
@KLGnation 7 күн бұрын
I love how Yimby and pragmatic you are. These traits are severely lacking in people today who are negative about all development and don't like change.
@SteveStevens-sp7ly 7 күн бұрын
please no more crap music. ill find another video to watch. and give you a thumbs down.
@AidanEyewitness 7 күн бұрын
@SteveStevens-sp7ly This comment is not very clear. What exactly do you want? No music at all or music that you personally find acceptable? In 4 years this is the first comment criticising the choice of music.
@cmg1819 6 күн бұрын
I really like the music, thumbs up
@DNOPLAYSGAMES 7 күн бұрын
Wicked updates, cheers, hard to find reliable or up to date information on developments around the city. I live in the city centre and very curious about things going on around our streets, looks like there’s so much potential but nothings happening
@AidanEyewitness 7 күн бұрын
Thanks, traditional media tend to ignore urban development stories as they think the average viewer or listener is not interested in how the city is being developed but there is a great interest and I try to provide that information. Thanks for your words of support.
@Amydarksoul-y7f 7 күн бұрын
Dude, this place is on its ass. So run down.
@AidanEyewitness 7 күн бұрын
Don’t judge only by what you see in this video. Have you visited Liverpool recently. Come and see it with your own eyes. 😊
@misstakenot9582 7 күн бұрын
This is a video about stalled projects, showing of necessity some run-down parts. It is not an overview of the whole city, so to make that judgement is misguided at best.
@AidanEyewitness 7 күн бұрын
@@misstakenot9582Correct.
@JSMCSUK 8 күн бұрын
They ruined the strand by taking away 3rd lane , with the corruption of Liverpool city council this will never happen absolute waste of money
@AidanEyewitness 7 күн бұрын
It’s just a suggestion, not a definite plan. I think it’s unlikely to happen
@henryb160 8 күн бұрын
Empire State Building was built in thirteen months.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info. My dad told me how he saw it being built!
@henryb160 7 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness An incredible feat! My great-uncle George, whom I knew, emigrated to the US from Liverpool and worked on the ESB as a 'foreman-carpenter/joiner.' When it was finished he relocated to Florida with his bonus-rich earnings and started his own very successful business. He had a large and happy family and passed away in the early 1990s.
@charbuka 8 күн бұрын
Another plus vote for the new format, enjoyed the bulletin style round-up 👍
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for the vote of support. I quite like being a reporter and I can catch important announcements people might miss. The next one will be on Manchester.
@davidbowie2046 8 күн бұрын
Love my City of Liverpool, but that monstrosity of a tower, I have always hated.
@craig4667 8 күн бұрын
Not a massive fan on “sinking the strand” 40 years of construction would be a waste of money just to pedestrianise a major road network. Imagine the traffic!
@free..to..air.. 8 күн бұрын
If even 25 per cent of these projects are started within the next 2 years ...then it will have been an achievement ....the old mantra applies...Wait Until You See A Spade In The Ground
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
A very good point :). I'll use my old mantra: Keep watching AidanEyewitness!
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
Was that British Gas building called _Watson House?_
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
The actual City of Manchester *_is_* small as you pointed out Aiden - about the size of Leicester being 8th or 9th largest city in the UK. It happens that the metro county is called Greater Manchester, so all these towns are classed as being in 'Manchester'. However Wigan and Bolton take umbridge at being classed as being in _Manchester_ as they do have firm individual identities in their own right. It is like saying Southport is a part of Liverpool. BTW, I preferred the old name of _SELNEC_ to Gtr Manchester.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
Man Us stadium is supposed to be built next door on the rail freight terminal, which is supposed to be moving to a superior location in the Liverpool City Region next door with better access to main rail lines and Liverpool's port by motorway and rail. The idea is the rail terminal moves, the site is cleared, then the stadium is built on the same site, then OT is demolished. This will take many years in the future to see completion of a new stadium as the new rail terminal at Parkside has to be built first. There is no imminent construction. One suggestion was Man U to use the soon to be vacant Goodison Park, Everton's current ground, while the current stadium is renovated on the existing site - after all most of the structure is perfectly fine. Man U played home games at Everton just after WW2 due to Old Trafford being bombed, so there is a precedent.
@tulyar57 8 күн бұрын
Come on Aiden, keep up! Have you never heard Graham and the Placemakers 60s hit "Gehry 'cross the Mersey"? I'll get my coat.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
Ah, that explains everything!
@-scgg-gg7938 8 күн бұрын
I liked the idea of making “The Strand” underground, it reminded me of a video I watched recently about Boston’s Big Dig.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
Ah yes, as another commenter has remarked. Big project: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
I love your enthusiasm for these two cities, wanting the best for both.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
Well I've been enthusiastic about them since childhood! I did my first project on local architecture in primary school. It's important for me to do both cities. Many thanks.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness To you the bottle is always half full and still filling. 🙂
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
The tallest building in Liverpool _above sea level_ is the Anglican cathedral, towering over the rest dominating the city centre. St.Paul's in London is actually taller as it has a dome, rather than being one solid mass like in Liverpool. Even standing next to St.Paul's it never looks as big as at Liverpool. Liverpool is on an escarpment with three churches on its tip: the Iron church at Everton, Metropolitan Cathedral and the Anglican cathedral. This begs the question, why are no tall buildings built on the tip of the escarpment? Well apart from that ugly Anfield stadium which mophed its way up, but a little back from the tip thankfully.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
That's a very good point. I used a few views from the top of the Anglican in this video.
@justjacqueline2004 8 күн бұрын
Looking forward to more SPVs and their structure. The decision makers are an exciting group in Liverpool well worth observing from behind glass.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
Many thanks for your comment!
@simonspeechley2859 8 күн бұрын
Sounds like they want to emulate Bostons' Big Dig.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
Very interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig I think they did a project like that in Dallas too.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
The Strand can be pedestrianized. Traffic can be diverted around the city centre. Most of the traffic is thru traffic anyhow, going from either side of the city centre. Needs to be done.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
I think it would be difficult to divert the traffic, as it can't go through the centre and it can't go out over the river. It's a busy road with lots of traffic going back and forth. The Strand tunnel would have to go above the level of the Birkenhead Tunnel, not much headroom!
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness Ideally the Birkenhead road tunnel should be converted into a tram and/or Merseyrail tunnel - runs right into Wirral Waters. It was designed to have trams under the road deck. It will then not disgorge traffic into the city centre. North-south traffic can be diverted around the centre via Edge Hill. The Strand is clearly a rat run. How many of those drivers could have used the Merseyrail Northern Line, which is north-south crossrail? Make it easy for them, they will use the car.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
@@johnburns4017 I didn't know it was designed for trams. All very interesting and food for thought! Thanks for all your comments!
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness Under the road deck it is largely empty. In later years a few _refuges_ were built under the road deck in case of emergencies. But these can be dug into the side rock of the lower part if it is used. The potential is enormous. There was suggestions to put Merseyrail under the deck and HS2 on the upper deck into an underground HS2/NPR station at Lime St or dig out the Liverpool end of the tunnel to create a station with a travelator to Lime St station and various entrances around the station. HS2 trains would approach Liverpool from Crewe via Chester, serving Chester. The line is pretty well straight from Chester to Birkenhead, with long curves from Crewe to Chester. The whole project from Crewe would not be that expensive, as HS2 costs go, as most is there. Also, the tunnel is well ventilated with many forced vent shafts.
@linndrumfan1959 9 күн бұрын
Great content, Aiden, and I like the new format. 😀👍 The amount of stalled projects and delayed projects in Liverpool is getting ridiculous. I can't imagine how frustrating it is for people that live there.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Hopefully it is starting to turn the corner now. Many thanks for your positive feedback. I hope to get onto a more frequent schedule from now on and to do a similar 'news' type video for Manchester during Q4.
@linndrumfan1959 9 күн бұрын
@AidanEyewitness That's excellent. I'll look forward to it!
@Kai_clague 9 күн бұрын
why did you mention heswall?
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Because Heswall is known to be an affluent area. I once went to visit a guy in Heswall who lived in a dream house, open plan, split level, hillside garden with rockery and pond, panoramic window looking out over fields, huge kitchen, four bedrooms, it definitely was a dream home. Have a look at these: www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Heswall.html
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness Raphael Benitez the ex Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea manager lives in West Kirby next to Heswall. He was Liverpool's manager then went to Italy managing Inter Milan, also back to Spain managing Real Madrid. He also went to London managing Chelsea. His Spanish wife stayed in West Kirby next to Heswall all this time refusing to move. She said she can't see anywhere better to live. Paul McCartney's family live mainly around Heswall. He also has a house there.
@paultsworld 7 күн бұрын
@@johnburns4017just as a matter of interest - he doesn’t live in West Kirby. He lives in Caldy.
@AidanEyewitness 7 күн бұрын
Very interesting thanks for the info!
@johnburns4017 7 күн бұрын
@@paultsworld Caldy is in effect a part of West Kirby, as it all rolls into one. Many of the houses for sale in the link are at around £2 million. That is only what is for sale.
@frankward8336 9 күн бұрын
Since the Tate closed, not one workman has stepped inside. I doubt it will ever re-open. Now that the Maritime Museum is also closing 'for refurbishment' the Albert Dock is now just a commercial Mall for sucking money out of every visitor. Such a depressing experience now.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Well both the Tate and Maritime are officially under renovation, will they really never reopen? Many thanks for flagging this up, it's something I need to look into.
@anthonymcdonnell6615 9 күн бұрын
while they are messing with Strand in Liverpool, might as well build a replica of The Overhead Railway too
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Well I did suggest a monorail replacement of the LOR to a senior person at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and he definitely was not impressed! Still, I think your idea is good!
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness Monorail's have a poor track record around the world. It needs a DLR type of railway (which is mainly an elevated railway) that merges with Merseyrail.
@AidanEyewitness 8 күн бұрын
@@johnburns4017 Well, they can make them work well in Japan, but that's Japan. That doesn't mean they can be made to work in other parts of the world.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness Liverpool is best with an elevated railway which merges into Merseyrail. The new shorter and lighter Class 777 trains are ideal for this, as they are designed specifically for Merseyrail's needs by the Swiss.
@anthonymcdonnell6615 9 күн бұрын
radio city tower, used to a revolving restaurant when i was a kid in the 1980s
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
I never went to the restaurant. It's a shame it was closed. I once visited the revolving restaurant in the TV Tower in Berlin. It's operated continuously since the tower opened in 1973, though it's currently closed for renovation and opening in Easter 2025. Let's hope they do similar in Liverpool!
@linndrumfan1959 9 күн бұрын
@@anthonymcdonnell6615 That sounds cool! Let's hope that they decide to bring it back for the new generations to enjoy and experience.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness It was fabulous. Unique.
@TheNation-y8k 9 күн бұрын
Still think its barmy not to add a station between Moorfields & Sandhills.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Well the issue is that the distance is not great and there are all kinds of technical and cost issues. Still, it seems to make sense to me, though the solution they opt for may be those glider buses.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness Glider buses will cope with Everton's new stadium? Not in a million years. BTW the new owners take over in a matter of days. The stadium will be handed over to EFC in a few weeks. They voiced concerns that the stadium is far too small. Will it be delayed while the east stand is enlarged? Will Everton stay another season at Goodison Park? Also Man U could use the vacant GP while OT is rebuilt. They played home games there after WW2 as OT was bombed.
@rosse6705 8 күн бұрын
@AidanEyewitness obviously pockets are being filled with that majorly overpriced 100m train station at the baltic triangle. They could have put 20 of that to the side and built a train station in the location mentioned above. It doesn't have to be open every day ad that would slow the route down, but they could open it on weekends for games at BMD.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@rosse6705 Everton would have to greatly contribute as they are the greatest benefactors. I cannot see them offering money. They are giving money to tart up Sandhills station a little. Sandhills, unless additional platforms are built and a new concourse, again will make little impact on a crowd at the poorly served stadium.
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@rosse6705 *£100 million?* Sounds like another HS2 scam.
@joshch4 9 күн бұрын
Great video, loved the new format. More Liverpool, please!
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Many thanks - I try to do equal amounts of Liverpool and Manchester videos.
@pippin9466 9 күн бұрын
I really think they need to make the new China town for the Chinese community and many immigrants are coming in from Hong Kong.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
I think that will be the case, as it's close to Chinatown and it might be funded by Chinese or Hong Kong companies as are many projects in Manchester
@pippin9466 9 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness oh good
@Roddersville 9 күн бұрын
Save some lovely city centre buildings and cathedrals, Liverpool is like Birmingham - not very pretty. Sorry.
@ShadowCastPro 9 күн бұрын
Not sure if you've been to Liverpool.. it's absolutely nothing like Birmingham. It has an amazing wealth of buildings and unique architecture. I'd go to Liverpool and just walk around and enjoy it, I couldn't do that in Birmingham.
@liamo8932 9 күн бұрын
The greater number of unspoilt victorian pubs in Liverpool and the waterfront set it apart from Birmingham. Completely different feel to the place
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Berlin is not very pretty but it's still a fantastic city as are both Liverpool and Birmingham.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
They are both different. I know Liverpool far better than Birmingham so I can't really compare.
@paulmcdonough1093 9 күн бұрын
clueless
@tomforsey 9 күн бұрын
Big fan of the new format
@pippin9466 9 күн бұрын
So am I
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Glad to hear that. The next one will be on Manchester.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
@@pippin9466 Many thanks for the feedack
@l33jcm 9 күн бұрын
More please!
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Will do!
@nicebeevor 9 күн бұрын
Interesting piece, thank you Aidan. Liverpool has suffered from some very poor “placemaking”, but at least it seems to have escaped the Japanese knotweed of Simpson Haugh monsters that continues to spread out of control across central Manchester.
@Roddersville 9 күн бұрын
That’s a matter of opinion.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Thanks - not heard Simpson Haugh's creations called that before. Probably my favourite example of placemaking is the Liverpool waterfront.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
@@Roddersville That's true!
@nicebeevor 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness That’s just how it makes me feel as I drive down the Manky Way: an unsightly scourge, closing in around us, that we will never be rid of. 😣
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@nicebeevor Liverpool's placemaking overall is poor for sure. The space in front of St.George's Hall should be all one pedestrianized square - obvious. The view of many is that Liverpool did all it could to get rid of open squares as the aim was to discourage massed gatherings. Clayton Square was obliterated.
@FoxOnFilm2209 9 күн бұрын
I hope it looks at least decent
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
We'll just have to wait and see what the architects come up with.
@johnburns4017 11 күн бұрын
Regarding the stone clad tower. Parts of the Empire State building in NYC is clad with Storeton Wirral stone. When NYC was reclaiming land on the east side of Manhattan before the USA entered WW2, rubble from the bombings in Liverpool was used as ballast on convoy ships, which was the in infill. So a part of the east side of Manhattan is actually Liverpool.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Wow, I had no idea, that's fascinating. Many thanks for sharing this!
@johnburns4017 8 күн бұрын
@@AidanEyewitness The stone on the lower part of the Empire State I believe is from Storeton. It was cheap and easy to transport. Take it to nearby Birkenhead Docks then a ship directly to Manhattan yards away. All in one sailing. .
@johnburns4017 11 күн бұрын
Aiden, nice vid as usual.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Thanks very much for your feedback, much appreciated.
@tommyhannon4693 18 күн бұрын
Great video I used to live in Trafford park but all the houses were knocked down would be interesting to see whats there now and its history
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Many thanks - Yes Trafford Park is an intereting case study, I'll have a think.
@gumpy4960 18 күн бұрын
Find it strange how Liverpool is only just making use of all that unused land in what is a major city, why was it all left derelict for so long? Hopefully the city is close to how beautiful it used to be.
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
The land was left derelict after industries closed down. Liverpool has been through a lot of economic stagnation, but things are better today.
@g33k3301 18 күн бұрын
I was last week for the first time in Manchester, UK in general. Looks like Manchester is turning into a mini NYC?
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Well as others have pointed out, we need to be careful about comparisons between Manchester and NYC, where I've spent some time in the past, but the tall buildings certainly give Manchester an impressive skyline - by the standards of over here! Many thanks for your comment!
@johnmcsweeney5843 19 күн бұрын
Bullshit this is how not to preserve listed architecture its a disease of mindless cultural vandalism perpetrated by greed and crrupt development by city hall cork city Council
@AidanEyewitness 9 күн бұрын
Which specific listed buildings are you referring to, the ones near the Dean Hotel? How would you like to see the listed buildings preservec? Thanks for your comment.