STOCKPORT INTERCHANGE NEARLY FINISHED | Greater Manchester Building Boom

In this update of AidanEyewitness, we take one final look at the construction of Stockport’s Transport Interchange around 3 weeks before its scheduled opening on the 17th of March 2024.

I have taken photos and video of the construction at various points from 2021 to 2024. I include a few of these ‘then and now’ images in this video.

Some have said the interchange should have been built right next to Stockport railway station and I explain why this would not have been a good location.

I show why the project is not just a bus station but an interchange, a transport facility linking together buses, trains, bikes and eventually, trams.

0:00 Introduction from AidanEyewitness
0:40 Then and now 2021-2024
1:35 Drone views of the nearly completed interchange
3:50 Springmount Mill
4:25 Farmers Arms pub demolition
4:50 Edward Street residential development
5:00 King Street West residential development
5:50 Weir Mill redevelopment next to the Interchange
6:10 Conclusion
6:30 About the pedestrian and cycle link
6:50 About the location
8:00 Bus gateway penalty charge controversy

As well as some factual information I include a few personal references. I was born and grew up in Stockport.

In addition to the interchange, we take a look at four residential projects under construction within sight of the magnificent railway viaduct.

I will produce a new video to report on the opening of the interchange and how it looks inside, as well as visiting the rooftop park and the pedestrian and cycle link to the station.

All drone footage by Cinemaker - check out his channel, where you’ll find longer versions of some of the drone images in this video
   / @cinemaker  

Some of the locations featured

https://tfgm.com/projects/stockport-i...

https://www.willmottdixon.co.uk/proje...

https://www.stockport.gov.uk/transpor...

https://www.l7architects.co.uk/Spring...

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I used these superb tracks from the YouTube Audio Library
Ocean VIew by Patrick Patrikios
Nimbus by Eveningland
The Stoic and the Sailor by Unicorn Heads
Know Myself by Patrick Patrikios

On the AidanEyewitness channel, I produce snapshots of the ongoing development of Liverpool, Manchester and connected cities, focusing especially on new construction, renovation and adaptation of heritage buildings, modern architecture in general, public transport infrastructure, future construction plans as well as questions of urban identity and the uniqueness of cities. I like to document the construction of buildings, taking images at regular intervals and merge them into timelapse sequences.

I’ve been interested in architecture and city development since I was a child. I was doing projects on Manchester architecture in primary school. From 1997 to 2005 I produced my website Eyewitness in Manchester which documented the reconstruction of the city after the IRA bomb in photos and words.

I’ve contributed photos and writing to books, magazines and newspapers. My AidanEyewitness channel is the latest chapter, I dream of a big audience and lots of success, but there is still a long way to go! Please help me by liking, subscribing, sharing, commenting and providing some financial support, so I can fulfil my dream of producing AidanEyewitness full time.