Beswick-Bradford Comprehensive Redevelopment Area, Stage I, Wellington Street and Oliver Street

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Unknown N518 64 8
Unknown N519 27 8
Unknown N520 40 8
Unknown N521 80 8
Unknown N522 38 8
Unknown N523 34 8
Unknown N524 40 8
Unknown N525 32 8
Unknown N526 40 8
Unknown N527 38 8
Unknown N528 76 8
Unknown N529 60 8
Unknown N530 24 8
Unknown N531 30 6
Unknown N532 15 6
Unknown N533 30 6
Unknown N534 9 6
Unknown N535 36 6
Unknown N536 9 6
Unknown N537 25 6
Unknown N538 30 6
Unknown N539 30 6
Unknown N540 9 6
Unknown N541 30 6
Unknown N542 16 6
Unknown N543 21 6
thirteen 8-storey blocks containing 593 dwellings; thirteen 6-storey blocks containing 290 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor
Drury North-Western
Concrete Northern
Architects
J. Austen Bent

Events

Committee approval date
Construction start date
Construction completion date
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.
Since demolished

Local authority

Original commissioning authority
Manchester County Borough Council
Original location authority
Manchester County Borough Council
Present day authority
Manchester City Council

Location

Other location names
Grey Mare Lane; Ranworth Close; Chaddesley Walk

References and links

The Architectural Review 11-1967, 356-7

Site description

Building system
Bison
View of 6-storey block and 8-storey block on Grey Mare Lane
1987
View of 6-storey block and 8-storey block on Grey Mare Lane
View of 6-storey block and 8-storey block on Grey Mare Lane
1987
View of 6-storey block and 8-storey block on Grey Mare Lane
View of Chaddesley Walk
1981
View of Chaddesley Walk
View of Fort Beswick blocks undergoing demolitio
1987
View of Fort Beswick blocks undergoing demolitio
View of Fort Beswick blocks undergoing demolition
1987
View of Fort Beswick blocks undergoing demolition
View of blocks on Ranworth Close
1981
View of blocks on Ranworth Close

Submitted by Stephen Marland (not verified) on Fri, 01/20/2017 - 20:43

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Following Thursday's Tower Block talk with the MMS I am minded too post some information from Modern Mooch Blog - I have lived in Manchester all my life, and saw Fort Beswick come and go, along with several other housing developments in the city and betond.

https://modernmooch.com/2016/02/06/beswick/

Original development name
Beswick-Bradford Comprehensive Redevelopment Area, Stage I, Wellington Street and Oliver Street
Multi-storey block names
Unknown N518
Unknown N519
Unknown N520
Unknown N521
Unknown N522
Unknown N523
Unknown N524
Unknown N525
Unknown N526
Unknown N527
Unknown N528
Unknown N529
Unknown N530
Unknown N531
Unknown N532
Unknown N533
Unknown N534
Unknown N535
Unknown N536
Unknown N537
Unknown N538
Unknown N539
Unknown N540
Unknown N541
Unknown N542
Unknown N543
Multi-storey block details
thirteen 8-storey blocks containing 593 dwellings; thirteen 6-storey blocks containing 290 dwellings
Postcode area
M11
Image dates
1987; 1987; 1981; 1987; 1987; 1981
Image details
View of 6-storey block and 8-storey block on Grey Mare Lane; View of 6-storey block and 8-storey block on Grey Mare Lane; View of Chaddesley Walk; View of Fort Beswick blocks undergoing demolitio; View of Fort Beswick blocks undergoing demolition; View of blocks on Ranworth Close