BRAMLEY-MOORE + 6 MORE PROJECTS | North Liverpool Building Boom Underway?

[@AidanEyewitness]

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[@jontalbot1]

I taught regeneration for many years and once took students to Everton and Eldonians on a field trip. Non Scouser but l hope with all my heart this takes off. Liverpool is one of the worlds great cities ( so is Manc incidentally) and it is fantastic to see it reborn

[@AidanEyewitness]

That’s very interesting. Yes I hope the regeneration gathers pace. Yes both Liverpool and Manchester are great cities. I’m lucky to live near both.

[@ShadowCastPro]

Great video. I was reading about Eldon Grove a few months ago, here's to hoping someone takes initiative and something happens with it, will be such a shame if it's allowed to crumble past the point of rennovation.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Yes, I was shocked when I discovered it. It’s such a shame it is in such a bad state.

[@davidsivills3599]

Liverpool always seems to lag behind other cities regarding redevelopment,look at other peel holding sites they are booming.Look at salford keys looks fantastic,also Glasgow waters is looking good i bet that's finished before Liverpool even gets started.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Well hopefully they will get on with Central Docks soon once the stadium is completed. Many thanks

[@Anubis-so9jy]

Ohhh, how long have I been waiting for this video. Thank you Aiden as always for making factual and interesting videos like this. These videos are so factual we watch them sometimes in my Geography A-level class when studying regeneration!

[@AidanEyewitness]

That’s great! You watch my videos in your school? I am a teacher, but not in a school. I teach languages to adults online. Were you waiting for it as it’s about Liverpool?

[@Anubis-so9jy]

@@AidanEyewitness Yes, our teacher puts them on for our class to watch. We’ve watched your video on Media City in Salford as you provided fantastic information on its regeneration and previous industrial state. That’s where I found your channel and I’ve been interested ever since, especially in Liverpools regeneration. So thank you for helping me with my A-level revision! 👍🏼

[@danielgranger-ts6en]

Love these videos. Best ones on KZbin. Looking forward to a south central Liverpool one too 😁

[@Matthew-yb5sl]

great Video! as someone who is just discovering the city of Liverpool, I found this very interesting👍

[@AidanEyewitness]

That’s great. It’s a fantastic city, like no other! I❤️LPL

[@johnburns4017]

Mr Drone on U tube covers the new buildings (the steel frames) near the Isle of Man terminal. They will have names like Aquitantia, Mauritania, etc. The only reference to the maritime heritage, otherwise anytown buildings

[@AidanEyewitness]

Thanks for letting me know. I’ll take a look. 🙂

[@Cinemaker]

Great work Aidan!

[@AidanEyewitness]

Great work, Cinemaker!

[@barriegannon3572]

The new development by the Isle of Man ferry are called Mauritania, Aquitania By Romal who built the 2 existing building close by called Park central and Quay central, scheduled to be completed early 2026. The walkway from Alexander tower will be reinstated so you can walk from Everton’s new stadium to Otterspool.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Many thanks for this information. I hope to cycle along that walkway when it's open.

[@scouseaussie1638]

Very professional and informative vid. Thank you.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Thanks. Glad it looks professional - recorded and mostly edited on my iPhone!

[@AidanEyewitness]

Thanks. Glad it looks professional - recorded and mostly edited on my iPhone!

[@oldcossie]

I really hope Liverpool catches up with Manchester. Two lion cities building the north with so many jobs and residential options to look at.

[@AidanEyewitness]

I‘m not sure if Liverpool really needs to keep up with Manchester. Manchester is breaking records at the moment. But the rate of construction in Liverpool is too low, things need to pick up. Hopefully they will. Many thanks

[@JayEFC1969]

Money follows money.

[@oldcossie]

@@JayEFC1969 it’s just lack of pace that’s all. Council is slow on developments whilst it’s drawing a bad image towards investors to even begin construction or the go-ahead.

[@JayEFC1969]

@@oldcossie the council doesn't build this stuff.

[@oldcossie]

@@JayEFC1969 approvals is what I’m on about

[@billyedwards6941]

Maybe we could borrow some of Manchesters counsellors and the buildings might get finished

[@AidanEyewitness]

I think the councillors on the Planning Committee just say yea or nay. It’s the developers and investors that make things happen

[@mikeoglen6848]

I found this Video Quite Interesting.

[@AidanEyewitness]

I'm very glad to hear that! Many thanks for the positive feedback

[@EstatesOfMinds]

North Liverpool has been socially deprived for a long time. Glad to see it get some investment.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Yes, Liverpool has been deprived of investment for many years. I’m in London today, the difference is striking.

[@eddiedunn8061]

Very interesting. I used to walk past there in the late seventies when it was very run down.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Yes it’s improving! Gradually!

[@free..to..air..]

Building Boom in Liverpool..?..I don't think so...go up the east lancs Rd.. and you'll see a building boom ..that city gets bigger every month

[@AidanEyewitness]

That’s why I put a question mark! You’re right. More videos on Manchester, Salford and Stockport coming soon. :)

[@footyball66]

They say this whole area (Liverpool Waters) will take 30 years to redevelop, with these delays it's going to take more like 90 years.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Yes, it could be, hopefully not!

[@fromthefountofyouth]

The steel skeleton of the new development adjacent the IOM Ferry terminal is the proposed West Waterloo Place which will feature three blocks of residential apartments named after famous ships.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Thanks very much for the information. I’ll look into that project further and maybe look at it in a future video.

[@motsigman]

The bonded warehouse the biggest brick built building in the world they use to say.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Yes, definitely. It's a massive - and magnificent - building.

[@phillongfootphotographyuk]

Thanks for the video. Its good the patagonia place, isle of man ferry terminal is being built and the stadium but the warehouse has had no work happening for well over a year. the apartments in the river end are very nice but no work on the other two third. So many stalled or delayed projects. The council planning meetings are just applications for shop conversions into flats etc. lots of new applications being submitted but then nothing is heard of them.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Many thanks for the information. There is scaffolding at the other end. I was wondering what’s happening. I hope things will gather pace when the stadium is finished.

[@123tinhat123]

When youve got corrupt councillors and LCC involved in the planning, its no wonder some of these buildings dont exist or are half built. A prime example being the failed/criminal development in Chinatown. No Chinese investors will touch Liverpool now but previously there was great hopes for Chinese money to build the Liverpool Waters project with a huge skyscraper on the land.

[@AidanEyewitness]

You’ve raised an important point there. Manchester’s building boom is being fuelled by Chinese investors. It’s a shame the Chinatown project fell through.

[@askinlad]

cant understand why they don't add that station on the northern line at Stanley Locks

[@AidanEyewitness]

They should at least have had plans ready but generally it takes ages to build new stations. Headbolt Lane took a lot of planning.

[@johnburns4017]

Hopefully a new government will release funds inspiring confidence in the city attracting investment.

[@AidanEyewitness]

We’ll see!

[@benjaminwilson2945]

Hi there, really like your videos. There has been a demolition on Duke street near Slater street of an attractive older building. Maybe keep an eye on what happens to that sight in the future.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Yes I know the one you mean. I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks.

[@benjaminwilson2945]

@@AidanEyewitness Cool. They have only appeared to demolish some of the building, while some of it has been left. I'm guessing the building was slightly too new to be listed, but I don't know why they left other bits of the building which look to be the same age. (I know it's attached to an older building nearest to Slater street, but I'm talking about the section they've left in-between that older building and the demolition.

[@justjacqueline2004]

What are the major industries outside building in Liverpool?

[@AidanEyewitness]

Wikipedia says tourism, culture, maritime, hospitality, healthcare, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, creative and digital!

[@grahamthetraveller]

Your video keeps turning my KZbin off I thought at first it my TV going on the blink but after turning my TV off and on the same thing happened at exactly the same point on the video 🤔

[@AidanEyewitness]

I‘ve never heard of that problem before. It’s in 4k, maybe that’s a factor. All videos are pre-checked by KZbin’s software. Try playing it at HD quality instead of 4k?

[@Shlayg]

The tobacco warehouse is developing at a snails pace sadly if not stalled entirely after the first phase completed a while back. Westminister Park first stage finished around 9ish months ago I want to say and they said this month they will be starting the second stage now, but time will tell. Sourced owns both Westminister & Kingsway square and I wonder if they might be struggling with money.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Many thanks for the information. It's disappointing to hear things are not proceeding how they should do. I wish I could be a fly on the wall of the boardroom to find out what is happening with these projects!

[@LeeLocke]

Pleased to meet you sir.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Thanks for your comment.

[@steveheckle8847]

we need a fuckin ICE RINK to compete with Manchester who are building a new ICE RINK next to the CHILL FACTOR with a 3000+ seating capacity for events such as ice hockey and other sporting events 🇬🇧

[@AidanEyewitness]

Interesting point thanks for flagging this up - I’ll excuse the swear word this time!

[@ians3586]

Excellent panoramic view. It seems that Liverpool doesn't quite have the economic support for development that Manchester has. I wonder what accounts for the difference?

[@AidanEyewitness]

That is a question I am looking into. I am starting to get a picture and hope to do a video on that subject in the future. Many thanks!

[@johnburns4017]

HMG supports Manchester for sure - this capital of the North nonsense - or more like Westminster dividing and ruling setting one city against another. Liverpool's metro, Merseyrail, was built in the 70s, one third was cancelled as Thatcher came to power. There is around 4 miles of tunnel and miles and miles of trackbed awaiting trains. In the meantime Manchester has had a whole city-wide tram network built that meshes in with commuter trains, and an airport station as well, while Liverpool gets the likes of edge of town stations like Headbolt Lane and Maghull Nth and the airport ignored. Zero in the city centre. The city centre Baltic station has even been put back a few years as well. Central Station is far too small needing expanding, but zero happening. Install the infrastructure, especially transport, then it attracts private investment.

[@AidanEyewitness]

@@johnburns4017Well Liverpool did get Liverpool South Parkway with a frequent bus to the airport. Yes, all very good points. Liverpool was a railway pioneer - along with Manchester - but in the post war years, things haven't gone so well. :(

[@johnburns4017]

@@AidanEyewitness Liverpool South Parkway is an edge of town station. It is too far from the airport to say it is an airport station. That is pushing it. Have Liverpool with an airport station with direct connections to all NW and NW towns, and Manchester, same with Ringway, the people in the NW will all benefit, as they will have greater choice and clearly served better. Airlines will be attracted to the NW. There is a huge underground burrowing junction south of Central station which was to connect onto the Wapping tunnel to take trains to Huyton, St.Helens and Wigan and maybe to the north and south of the city. It is unused. Out of sight out of mind. Lays there. We have mayors who do not really know what the city has which could be operational with minimal outlay for the benefits. The new 777 train can run on the wires to Wigan and Manchester and enter and expanded Central. Apart from the 1970s when new short Merseyrail tunnels joined separate rail lines creating a metro, Liverpool has suffered rail-wise post WW2. If the money of the failed Orsall Cord was spent in Liverpool, the city would have the vital Wapping Tunnel operational, making a big difference.

[@thefowlyetti2]

How can they even contemplate demolishing that Eldon Grove site? It was by a factor of 10 the best looking buildings featured on this video.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Money. It would cost millions to renovate. I’m sure if it was in London, it would have been restored years ago. Liverpool needs more investment.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Money. It would cost millions to renovate. I’m sure if it was in London, it would have been restored years ago. Liverpool needs more investment.

[@stephencollier453]

Well done Aidan for presenting us with a well informed view of the progress that is taking place along Liverpool's dockland. But what is going to happen (if indeed they do materialise ) to these luxury apartments ? Will many of these abodes join the rest of them that have remained empty within our city for donkeys years ? As it is a very sensitive issue, I can understand why you didn't crop it up.

[@AidanEyewitness]

I don’t know. How many new or recent residential properties are unoccupied? I can’t see when I’m walking around the city. Many thanks for your positive feedback.😀

[@williamwatson228]

Manchester has exactly the same issues.

[@kollusion1]

I thought they were going to knock Liverpool down & turn it into a car park serving Manchester West?

[@AidanEyewitness]

Well there were genuine plans to knock down the Albert Dock, fill it in and turn it into a car park but that didn’t happen!

[@АлмазКарибеков]

I love ❤️ Liverpool

[@AidanEyewitness]

Yes, so do I! ❤️

[@MZig-rw7su]

What a lot of land and dereliction. Weeds and graffiti. I don't see Liverpool taking off like Manchester. Even the refurbished docks have weeds and no atmosphere. The people there aren't dynamic.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Before the regeneration there was dereliction in Manchester, weeds and graffiti too, where the Deansgate Square towers are now.

[@johnburns4017]

​@@AidanEyewitness The word _dynamic_ is the operative word.

[@davdep]

These developers need to start from the city centre and then build outwards not plonking buildings all over the place.

[@cmg1819]

Why? Don't you want derelict areas regenerated?

[@davdep]

@@cmg1819 No i love all of these new buildings but lets face it the planning in this country is awful, start from the middle and work out ,this is a basic rule in planning that every one in the world uses but not here!

[@AidanEyewitness]

I think the choice of plots to building on is a decision for the investors - it's their money they are putting into it. Also there are fewer plots available right in the centre. The Pall Mall development is close to the centre, and it's just a stones throw from there to the new developments in progress a bit further north.

[@JayEFC1969]

Think those Torus apartments are rent only - a great way to suck money out of an economy.

[@AidanEyewitness]

There are lots of rental projects as well as buy, in Manchester too. There is a demand, they are catering for it, for better or for worse.

[@JayEFC1969]

@@AidanEyewitness The perception is its good the reality is its bad.

[@cartoonvandal]

Liverpool falling far behind Manchester.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Maybe Liverpool can catch up?

[@peterkierman2965]

Overpriced badly built bedsits that local people can't afford. Build it cheap and build it fast mentality ..

[@AidanEyewitness]

Well that’s an interesting question. I need to see them on the inside. I hope to soon.

[@MZig-rw7su]

No Wonder Cilla left as soon as she could....

[@AidanEyewitness]

Well the Scotland Road area, as it was, is fondly remembered by people who lived there. Take a look at that book!

[@williamwatson228]

...and thank goodness she did!

[@buy.to.let.britain]

debt boom and the birth of the smart city cells.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Many thanks for your comment.

[@buy.to.let.britain]

yes. once they reach a particular amount of rental pods, they will use bogus climate legislation to demolish the older homes. the future is all rental, no ownership. no private cars. no private homes and most importantly, no private farms. will the marxists reach their utopia ? no. they never do. land owners will destroy them..@@AidanEyewitness

[@masumamunni5567]

Great work