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Manchester Pioneers Built to Fly The Northern Quarter Original Modern

From the industrial revolution, Grade II* Listed, was The independent spirit of A.V. Roe One, two and three bed lofts, to the founders of British aviation, once to A.V. Roe & Co., lives on in Manchester's colourful overlooking the Rochdale Canal. to Urban Splash, the company that manufacturers of the iconic Northern Quarter, the cultural heart The original exposed and celebrated, kick-started the loft living revolution, Lancaster and Vulcan planes, of Manchester and home to some the best of the old, and the best of Manchester's pioneering spirit… and one of the most successful of its best bars, restaurants and the new. Be part of a reanimation as alive today as it was in 1825. companies in British aviation history. arts venues. inspired by history. Manchester Pioneers

Back in 1993, when the cities were empty, shut up at night and “urban” was a dirty word, we took a leap of faith.

We saw something that other people hadn't in old industrial buildings; we thought they were amazing and beautiful, and we thought people should live in them.

From Britannia Mills in , to Smithfield Building in the Northern Quarter and Concert Square in ; we have pioneered city living in the north of England, reinventing old buildings and creating amazing new homes, workspaces and communities.

25 years and nearly 400 awards later we're back doing what we do best with Avro, one of Manchester's last untouched Victorian Mills - and we're working with our old friend, Roger Stephenson, fellow pioneer and architectural legend who helped us transform Smithfield Building all those years ago.

Avro was built in 1825 and was once home to the A.V. Roe aviation company: the founders of British aviation and manufacturers of the iconic Lancaster and Vulcan planes.

We'll celebrate this in the Urban Splash way; reclaiming history not sterilising it, making the best of the past and giving Avro a future.

These are homes for pioneers, for people who love this city like I do. Avro could only be in Manchester, the greatest industrial city in the world. Well, perhaps it’s just the greatest city in the world now...

Tom Bloxham MBE Chairman & Co-Founder

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1858/70— The mill was still run as a cotton factory, now by the new owner Fairweather & Williams. During the cotton famine of the 1860s the owners resorted to letting floors to a variety of new users, none of which related to cotton spinning but included several clothing manufacturers, one of which was owned by H.V. Roe.

1910— A.V. Roe & Co. occupied the ground floor until the end of the First World War. There had been two rows of cast iron columns on 1825— Brownsfield Mill was this floor but the plane makers built along the Rochdale Canal removed one row to allow Room and power in 1825 and was powered by more space for erecting the a sixty-horsepower steam wings and fuselage. By 1913 engine. Cotton was spun, some of the aircraft doubled, bleached, dyed, manufacturing was transferred Avro, AKA Brownsfield Mill, first wound and made ready for to alternative locations as they opened in 1825 as a "Room and sale in the mill. It is thought needed more space and Power Mill". It offered serviced floor that the Rochdale Canal gradually the building became Company owned and built redundant. space for rent (room and power) and Brownsfield Mill, however, enabled entrepreneurial individuals the first occupier Nehemiah 1924— The remains of a and small companies to get Gerrard and Son may have were discovered in built the mill as tenants on the roof space in 1924. established. So, when Wikipedia the Canal Company's land. This was restored, and is credits Brad Neuberg with creating now exhibited in the Science coworking in San Francisco in 2005, 1831— Construction Museum in London. we'll politely beg to differ! completed. Originally known A replica is on display at the as Gerrard's Mill after the first Manchester Air and Space occupier Nehemiah Gerrard Gallery in The Museum of From a potential first, to an and Son, spinners and Science and Industry (MOSI). important last: Avro is the only mill manufacturers of sewing cotton. 1959/88— Used for a variety in the area to retain its original stair of purposes, alterations and tower and chimney. This is now 1837/50— Owned and refurbishments were being thought to be the oldest surviving occupied by Binns & Co who made right up to 1959. Parts mill chimney in Manchester and is dealt with bleaching, dyeing remained occupied in the late and spinning of cotton. A full 1980s as a cash and carry a significant part of our great city's height "stair tower" was added premises. The building was architectural heritage. to the west wing after 1849. listed Grade II* in 1988.

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Avro Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe OBE, Hon. FRAeS, FIAS — Heritage 1877—1958 ALLIOT VERDON —ROE Guaranteed to fly

Bulls-Eye

Once upon a time, the firm of H.W. It was here that aircraft production Everard & Co. made elastic men's commenced and A.V. Roe & Co. Biography braces at Brownsfield Mill under became one of the most successful the trade name 'Bulls-Eye'. The British aviation companies of its time, company belonged to H.V. Roe, and building iconic Avro marques such as Early Life— Roe was born in but, although he passed the Aviation Career— In 1906 Britain. He then began to build space under a railway arch while keeping men's trousers up is the , Tutor, Anson, , Eccles, . technical and mathematics Alliot applied for the job of a series of flying models, and at the western end of the viaduct. Despite many an admirable pursuit, it was H.V.'s Lancaster, Lancastrian, York, The son of a doctor, he left papers, he was rejected for Secretary of the Royal Aero won a competition home when he was 14 to go failing some of the general Club. Although there were with a prize of £75 for one of setbacks, Roe persisted with brother, A.V. Roe, who made the Shackleton and Vulcan. to Canada where he had been subjects. As well as doing better qualified candidates, his designs in 1907. With the his experiments and there is more significant contribution to offered training as a surveyor. dockyard work, Roe joined the Roe's enthusiasm impressed prize money and the use of now a blue plaque history as an aviation pioneer and A total of 28 aircraft, empennage and When he arrived in British ship SS Jebba of the British the interviewers and he was stables at his brother's house commemorating his first Columbia he discovered that & South African Royal Mail given the job. Shortly after he in West Hill, , he began successful flight (in ) the first man to fly in England. wing sets were created at Avro. The a slump in the silver market Company as fifth engineer on moved to Denver as a to build a full-size aeroplane, at the site. His triplane, Avro 504 kept the company busy meant that there was little the West African run. He went draughtsman for G.L.O. the Roe I , based on ‘Avroplane’, was discovered in Alliot Verdon Roe became throughout the First World War and demand for surveyors, so he on to serve on other vessels, Davidson, who had devised his winning model. He tested the roof space of Brownsfield spent a year doing odd jobs finishing his Merchant Navy a twin-rotored aircraft and this at in 1907-08, Mill in 1924, and is preserved sufficiently successful for his was an instant success with the and returned to England. career as third engineer secured the financial backing recording his first successful in London's Science Museum. brother to suggest they form a new and the Royal Back home he served as an aboard the SS Ichanga. It was of Sir William Armstrong of flight on 8 June 1908. After company together. A.V. Roe & Co. Naval Air Service with nearly 9,000 apprentice with the Lancashire during these voyages that he Armstrong-Whitworth. encountering problems with was formed on 1 January 1910 with individual aircraft built. & Yorkshire Railway. He later became interested in the Disagreements about the the management of Brooklands tried to join the to possibility of building a flying design of the machine and he moved his flight the registered office in the study marine engineering at machine, having observed the problems with his salary led to experiments to Walthamstow basement of Brownsfield Mill. King's College London, soaring flight of albatrosses. Roe's resignation and return to Marshes, where he rented

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Avro — Heritage

Today it is possible to stand on the precise The Avro 'Type E' biplane was dispatched in spot on the ground floor of the shorter of the sections by horse-drawn cart to London Road two wings of Brownsfield Mill, sometimes (Piccadilly) Station for testing at Avro's flying referred to as the annexe, where a ground at Brooklands. photographer set up his camera 105 years ago in 1912 to record the Avro 'Type E' biplane under construction. The distinctive cast-iron beam supports are still exactly as they were in 1912, and presumably as they were when the mill was built in 1825.

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Avro — Heritage

Avro female workers. Brownsfield Mill, c.1912

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Stephenson Studio recently completed the conversion of Finlays Warehouse, a Grade II listed Victorian warehouse in Renaissance revolution the Northern Quarter. The scheme won an RIBA North West and National Award 2017. Established in 1979 by Roger Urban Splash first collaborated with Stephenson OBE, Stephenson Stephenson Studio (then Stephenson Studio is an architectural and urban Bell) 25 years ago, with Smithfield “ This is an extraordinarily clever conversion of a Grade II design practice born in Manchester. Building, just around the corner in listed Victorian warehouse. They have a long track record of Manchester's hip Northern Quarter. It manages, without creating inspiring buildings and Smithfield Building served as the compromise, to retain the sense of its original purpose spaces, and have spent the last catalyst for the regeneration of this but, at the same time and 38 years designing the urban area, and helped to inspire a loft with a quiet and understated renaissance of the North West living revolution across the North confidence, makes you feel (some would say they are among West of England. that its new purpose - a residential building - was the few who started it). somehow imagined and Since that time, Stephenson Studio predicted in the original plan. Their philosophy and architectural have completed many of It is a deft and understated conversion that speaks loudly ethos has resulted in the practice Manchester's most significant about the value of elegant winning more than 150 national buildings, including Hallé, St. Peters restraint when working in an awards for architecture, and they in , the Hotel original building of such have extensive experience of and Chetham's School of Music, confidence and character.“ working with buildings of historical which was short-listed for the Graham Morrison OBE significance, like Avro. Stirling Prize. — Allies and Morrison.

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Avro “ We will leave this city not less but greater, — From there to here better and more beautiful than it was left to us.” — Oath sworn by the citizens of ancient Athens. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT Original Modern

The original innovators

Developers with a difference, we aren't here to rip it up and start again. We aim to revive buildings and places with outstanding architecture and a consideration for the past, present and future. Urban Splash are as driven by this original vision today as we were when Tom and Jonathan started the company 25 years ago.

We work on the basis that redevelopment is more than bricks and mortar, it's about using enlightened design, creating new communities and enhancing peoples' lifestyles; it's about building places that work for the people who live in them and the towns and cities beyond. As a result, we're behind some Albert Mill of the most exciting urban regeneration in the UK. — Internal detail

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Albert Mill — Internal detail

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Albert Mill Albert Mill — Internal detail — Internal detail

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Been through the mill

Ancoats has faced some tough times. The name probably comes from the Old English ‘ana cots’ which means ‘lonely cottages.’ It wasn’t lonely for long though as the completion of the Rochdale Canal by 1804 made the area ideal for industry and a number of mills were built.

By 1815 Ancoats was filled with back-to-back houses for the mill Masterplan Minutes workers and had a population bigger than Bury and Blackburn. However, Liverpool Peak District MediaCityUK Mancunian Way many jobs were lost when industry 50 30 12 4 0 2 5 10 went into decline and the area fell into disrepair. Proposed Uses Residential Retail/leisure Site Boundary Regeneration in recent years has Residential-led mixed use Multi-storey car park Area of framework influence seen Ancoats’ revival with Commercial-led mixed use developments like the £250m New Commercial Avro Islington project, and the renaissance of the Northern Quarter next door. Now widely regarded as one of the hippest districts in the UK, Ancoats is being revived by city loving pioneers, seeking a place to live, drink and dance in the heart of Manchester.

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Avro Kettlebell Kitchen — Ancoats — Manchester’s first healthy, clean eating FAST food joint. LOCAL HEROES There’s no place like home

For the love of Ancoats

It’s one of those buzzy areas, Ancoats Coffee Co, Rudy's Pizza unspoiled by commercialism, where and the Hope Mill Theatre all locals love to hang out due to the opened recently, the last by a area’s independent creative spirit, couple of twenty-somethings who offering an eclectic range of food saw the Victorian Warehouse for and entertainment away from the sale on Gumtree. tourist throngs.

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Ancoats General Store Convenient store / Coffee bar

“ We get involved with the community and give our customers a chance to meet and get to know our suppliers.” —Mital Morar, Owner

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Avro — Ancoats

Mackie Mayor Market The Northern Quarter's independent market space

“ We wouldn't have done it for any other building - we fell in love with it. We have no concept other than feeding people and providing good quality food.” —Nick Johnson, Director of Altrincham Market & Mackie Mayor Companio Bakery Sourdough breads, savouries and cakes

“ We're an innovative community- supported bakery where customers have loaned money to help set-up the bakery and the interest on their loan is paid in bread!” —Russell Goodwin, Artisan Baker

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Ancoats Coffee Speciality Coffee Roasters / Café

“ I'd always dreamt of having the café/roastery set up, mirroring what was going on in London. I liked the history of the area and the fact it was known as one of the world's first industrial suburbs.” —Jamie Bolands, Founder

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Avro — Ancoats

Seven Brothers Brewery Rudy's Pizza Craft Beer Warriors Neapolitan pizzeria - ‘Little Italy’

“ We wanted to know how everybody “ We're endlessly experimenting else makes beer and to work out how to create the best pizza we can. to make it even better.” I'm obsessed with pizza - always —Keith, Kit, Guy, Luke, Daniel, Nathan have been.” and Greg McAvoy, Brewers —Jim Morgan, Co-Owner

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Hope Mill Theatre Award winning theatre

“ We want to bring the magic of the musicals to Manchester's fringe scene.” —Joseph Houston & William Whelton, Directors

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Spaces defined — Elevations

ELEV — ATIONS North East / North West, South East / South West

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Spaces defined — Site Plan

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Spaces defined — “ Urban Splash is the developer that — Floorplates Key rescued decaying mills and warehouses, pioneered "loft living" in Britain and transformed industrial wastelands into inner-city property hotspots.” The Sunday Times, 15.05.16

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Loft LG.1 Loft LG.2 Loft LG.3 Avro 501 Avro 502 1,281sq ft 1,111 sq ft 1,529 sq ft 119 sq m 103 sq m 142 sq m / 2 Bed / 2 Bed / 2 Bed

Loft LG.4 Townhouse Avro 503 Avro 504 1,380 sq ft 2,248 sq ft 128 sq m 209 sq m / 2 Bed / 3 Bed 56 57 LAT. 53.4821499 LON. -2.22903169 °N 53. 28:55.74 °W 2. 13:44514

Spaces defined — “ Northern architecture plays out our love-hate relationship with — Floorplates Key the legacy of the industrial era. For example, the "dark, satanic mills" of William Blake's Jerusalem are now art galleries and fashionable apartments, having been repackaged as New York lofts for "post-punk kids" by Manchester-based firm Urban Splash.” The Conversation, 12.03.16

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Spaces defined — “ Manchester proper is also experiencing a residential rebirth — Floorplates Key thanks to the growth of city living, pioneered by the regeneration specialist Urban Splash. It brought loft living to the northwest and spearheaded the creation of New Islington, a neighbourhood just north of the centre, on the site of the notorious Cardroom estate.” The Sunday Times, 08.05.16

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Loft 1.1 Loft 1.2 Loft 1.3 R Avro 521 Avro 523 Avro 527 sq ft sq ft sq ft 946 1,213 833 W U S sq m sq m sq m R

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Spaces defined — “ Ever since it pioneered the — Floorplates Key concept of loft living in Manchester, Urban Splash has long been hailed for its vision in creating some of the city's most inspiring homes.” Viva Magazine, 19.11.13

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Spaces defined — “ Urban Splash has transformed a — Floorplates Key succession of warehouses and former mills into iconic buildings that have changed the face of large parts of .” MEN, 04.10.12

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S U W R Loft 3.4 Loft 3.5 R W U Avro 548 Avro 549 U W sq ft sq ft 1,012 1,815 sq m sq m 94 169 / 2 Bed / 3 Bed

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Spaces defined — “ A company that can legitimately — Floorplates Key lay claim to have pioneered city living in the north of England by combining good design with the redevelopment of industrial Victorian buildings…” Property Week, 18.12.09

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S U W R Loft 4.4 Loft 4.5 R W U Avro 558 Avro 560 U W sq ft sq ft 1,028 1,850 sq m sq m 96 172 / 2 Bed / 3 Bed

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Spaces defined — “ Urban Splash is a star performer in — Floorplates Key the regeneration of Northern England and the Midlands, converting industrial buildings and derelict sites into modern properties with panache.” Financial Times, 01.12.09

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Specification — Overview

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Kitchens Bathrooms Fixtures and fittings Floor finishes Wall finishes Heating and hot water Lighting and media General

Modern fully fitted kitchens White ceramic sanitary ware. Fitted wardrobes to master Engineered timber floor to Exposed brickwork feature Electric heating and hot water LED lighting throughout. Secure communal garden. Sprinkler system. 8 person passenger lift with range of base units, full bedrooms. living and hall areas. walls where possible. system. (opening directly onto height cupboards and feature Walk-in showers with glass Smart heating, hot water CCTV to internal and Letter boxes in secure apartments 1.5, 3.5, 4.5 shelves. screens. Double glazed conservation Carpets to bedrooms. Feature exposed timber and lighting controls. external areas. communal area. and 5.3). style windows. millboards and beams where Solid stone resin worktop Baths with shower over. Ceramic tiles to kitchens and possible. Hard-wired Cat 6 data points. Video entry system. Secure indoor cycle storage. Secure allocated parking with splashback. Solid timber external doors. bathrooms. available with selected Free-standing baths in Plaster board internal Fibre broadband to Intruder alarm. Communal refuse store with apartments. Integrated dishwasher. apartments where shown. Oversized apartment entrance Townhouse only - polished partitions. apartments. segregated recycling doors with industrial metal concrete to lower ground Mains powered networked containers. Electric hob. Chrome finished taps and lining. floor. Satellite and terrestrial fire detection and alarm fittings. TV points. system. Combined oven and grill. Bespoke designed Ceramic floor tiles. ironmongery. Recirculating cooker hood with carbon filter. Partially tiled walls.

Integrated fridge freezer. Mirror with lighting pelmet.

Double stainless steel Storage shelving. underslung sink with chrome mono bloc tap. Shaver sockets.

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Avro — Contact

Avro Binns Place Manchester M4 5BP

0161 507 2999 [email protected]

Disclaimer— Whilst these particulars are believed to be correct, their accuracy can not be guaranteed and there may be some variation to them. Purchasers and tenants are given notice that: 1) These particulars do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. 2) All statements made in these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of the agents or the developer. 3) None of the statements contained in these particulars are to be relied upon as statement or representation of fact. 4) Any intended purchaser or tenant must satisfy him/herself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. 5) The developer does not make or give, nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to Avro, or any part of it. 6) The selling agents do not make or give, nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to Avro or any part of it. 7) Date of Publication October 2017.

Avro BLACK PMS300

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Manchester Pioneers Built to Fly The Northern Quarter Original Modern

From the industrial revolution, Grade II* Listed, Avro was The independent spirit of A.V. Roe One, two and three bed lofts, to the founders of British aviation, once home to A.V. Roe & Co., lives on in Manchester's colourful overlooking the Rochdale Canal. to Urban Splash, the company that manufacturers of the iconic Northern Quarter, the cultural heart The original exposed and celebrated, kick-started the loft living revolution, Lancaster and Vulcan planes, of Manchester and home to some the best of the old, and the best of Manchester's pioneering spirit… and one of the most successful of its best bars, restaurants and the new. Be part of a reanimation as alive today as it was in 1825. companies in British aviation history. arts venues. inspired by history.