Most of the changes to the fabric of Manchester over the last two decades have been easy to spot from afar. However, there’s a new project that’s going to dramatically alter the city - and you might not have even heard of it.
It’s called Victoria North, and will see a staggering 15,000 homes built over the next 20 years. They start on the northernmost point of the city centre as it is now — Angel Meadow — and continue up towards Collyhurst.
The enormous project, which was previously known as the Northern Gateway, will add 35,000 people to the city in all. Along with the homes will be a new primary school, tram stop, parkland, GP surgeries, and walking routes, developers hope. READ MORE: 'Victoria North' - why a Hong Kong family has invested £76million in Manchester without seeing a penny go back yet In essence, Victoria North is the construction of an entirely new town in an unloved, underappreciated corner of Manchester.
To understand how much it will change the city, the M.E.N. toured the sprawling site which will one day be seven neighbourhoods.
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