STALYBRIDGE, GREATER MANCHESTER URBAN SPLASH INTRODUCING LONGLANDS Once famous for its cotton industry, Stalybridge is a charming town that has been through a major process of regeneration. The Town Centre has been transformed, with investment by the public and private sectors creating new shops and leisure facilities. On the edge of the town centre is Longlands, formerly Longlands Mill, one of Stalybridge’s most important cotton mills. Urban Splash is picking up where the cotton industry left off, bringing this once thriving mill back to life. Homes, shops, cafés, gardens and the communities they attract will revive the site, perfectly nestled between the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the banks of the River Tame. The buildings at Longlands combine the best of the old with the best of the new; the original mill is being refurbished into stunning loft apartments, while new buildings create dynamic spaces for living and leisure. Urban Splash is working with Tameside Metropolitan Council to regenerate the whole area. Located on the edge of Greater Manchester Stalybridge enjoys easy access to the countryside and to Manchester itself. Quite simply it is a fabulous location, the best of all worlds. This place now has an exciting new life to look forward to, and so do its prospective residents. 01 AN ILLUSTRATION OF PATTERN HOUSE BY SPACE CRAFT ARCHITECTS 03 THE STORY OF LONGLANDS The oldest surviving cotton mill in the area, Castle Street Mill, was built in 1805. It was a boom time for Manchester’s textile industry and there were already eight mills in Stalybridge. Eight mills, or 76,000 spindles. Founder George Cheetham struck while the cotton was high, adding to his four storey building with new spinning blocks in the 1820s. But in 1896, the Boulton & Watt engines fell silent for the first time in decades, and it was another ten years before the Longlands Mill Company stepped in and revived the place. Longlands was a working mill until 1961, when the production of rayon put lots of cotton manufacturers out of business. This place saw the birth, growth and death of an industry. It’s a beautiful building, full of the echoes of life and work. You’ll see evidence of the Cheetham family’s standing everywhere here, art galleries, parks, nature reserves and blue plaques all bear their name. And in Longlands, you can see where it all began. We think George Cheetham would be happy to know that we’ve found a new life for his mill, safeguarding its future. It was a bold development then and it’s a bold development now - we’re excited to be part of Longlands’ latest adventure. 01 THE INTERIOR OF LONGLANDS MILL IN 2005 BEFORE RESTORATION WORK BEGAN 01 02 AN ILLUSTRATION OF LONGLANDS FROM ACROSS THE RIVER TAME 02 05 WE ARE URBAN SPLASH Established in 1993 by Tom Bloxham and Jonathan Falkingham, Urban Splash is still driven by the original vision to develop disused industrial sites into landmark buildings and places to live, work and enjoy. For that, we are developers with a difference - we’re not here to just rip it up and start again. We revive buildings and places with outstanding architecture and a consideration for the past, present and the future. We work on the basis that any redevelopment is about more than just bricks and mortar. It’s about using enlightened design, creating new communities and enhancing people’s lifestyles; it’s about building places that work for the people living in them and the towns and cities beyond. As a result, we’re behind some of the most exciting urban regeneration in the UK. 01 TIMBER WHARF, CASTLEFIELD, MANCHESTER 02 MOHO, CASTLEFIELD, MANCHESTER 03 BREWHOUSE, ROYAL WILLIAM YARD, PLYMOUTH 04 SILK WAREHOUSE, LISTER MILLS, BRADFORD 05 BUDENBERG HAUS PROJEKTE, ALTRINCHAM, CHESHIRE 01 02 04 03 05 07 01 THE NEW LONGLANDS Longlands Mill is just waiting to come back to life. It’s all about contrast and balance - old and new, town and country, thoroughly modern living spaces with the timeless appeal of the river bank and countryside on your doorstep... the best of both worlds, with an Urban Splash twist. THIS IS HOW IT’S GOING TO WORK... We’re developing in phases, starting with the renovation of the old mill, the listed remnants of Cheetham’s Castle Street Mill. Life in The Mill is all about those contrasts that make this place what it is. It’s contemporary, but you’ll also see the beams, pillars and brickwork that are the bones of a building that’s been here for two centuries. The Mill will be joined by Pattern House. Brand spanking new, this place is about floor to ceiling windows and natural light, generous, open spaces with all the clever, considered twists and turns that define our homes. A second phase of development will see two additional buildings go up next door to Pattern House, and a third phase will continue opposite the Longlands site, alongside the canal. Outdoors is important too. We want the gardens to feel like somewhere to live, a communal extension to the home. That’s why we’re going to bring together texture, scent, colour, intricate detail and simple, spacious expanses. And with cafés and shops settled in downstairs, Longlands will be a place to love living. 01 AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE MILL AND PATTERN HOUSE, LONGLANDS, FROM CASTLE STREET, SHOWING THE NEW GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACES 09 THE ARCHITECTS Longlands is special. Space Craft are suitably special architects. These people know how to build in a way that nurtures and supports surroundings. Great architecture, especially where renovation is concerned, A practice set up in 2003 by people with years of experience and an is about complementing, not dominating. absolute passion for the very best in architectural practice. Space Craft has quickly established an international reputation for outstanding, award winning work. We chose them because they rejuvenate places. Not just buildings, but whole areas, and that’s what we like doing. Space Craft will create new public spaces, gardens, new routes around and through the development, new shops, new restaurants, all introduced with empathy for the long 01 AN ILLUSTRATION OF A THIRD FLOOR APARTMENT IN THE MILL 02 THE MILL, LONGLANDS, APARTMENT WITH BARREL VAULTED CEILING established surroundings of The Mill. 03 PATTERN HOUSE, LONGLANDS, STRIKING CONTEMPORARY DESIGN WITH FULL HEIGHT GLAZING TO THE APARTMENTS 01 02 03 11 STALYBRIDGE Birthplace of the world’s first brass band. Home to the pub with the longest name in the UK. Also home to the pub with the shortest name in the UK. Well, why not? Nicknamed Little Venice, on account of the waterways that meander through the streets of the town centre. And on weekends, nicknamed Stalyvegas, simply because a Friday night here makes the Haçienda’s heyday look like a teddy bears’ picnic. Call it what you like, Stalybridge is a trailblazer of a town. Manchester city centre is just eight miles to the west. To the east, and you’re in another world, teetering on the brink of the beautiful Chew Valley and the brooding Pennine hills. There’s no denying that Stalybridge is special, not least because of the places you can get to, in moments, when you leave it. It’s special because it’s got everything - a real history, an exciting future, a habit of standing out and doing things differently. It’s got all this and everything you need to love living somewhere - independent shops, beautiful parks, public squares, nature reserves and 40 pubs. It’s life, not as you know it, but as you should. 01 THE HUDDERSFIELD NARROW CANAL RUNS THROUGH STALYBRIDGE TOWN CENTRE AND BORDERS THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE LONGLANDS SITE 02 STALYBRIDGE TOWN CENTRE 01 03 JOGGING AND FISHING ALONG THE CANAL TOWPATH IN STALYBRIDGE 02 03 13 MANCHESTER INTO THE CITY Everything that’s great about Stalybridge - river banks, country parks, greenery and easy pace - is comprehensively counter balanced by Manchester’s wide streets, city squares, maverick urban architecture and 24 hour entertainment. This city’s reputation precedes it, so a list of visit-worthy places reads like an exercise in name dropping - Lowry, Urbis, G-Mex, Bridgewater Hall, Affleck’s Palace, The Royal Exchange... that’s only the start of it. Manchester is great for mooching, feeding, browsing, buying, living it up, slowing it down, just getting lost... a wander can be an event in itself. You’ll find quirky shopping in the Northern Quarter, world class exhibitions at Manchester Art Gallery (then there’s the other 90 or so galleries and museums Manchester is home to) and kicked-back eateries and bars all over. All of this only a 12 minute train journey away. There’s a bounty of boutiques and the irresistible Harvey Nichols when only a bank-breaking shop will do. Real big spenders can follow up with dinner at any number of award winning, deliciously indulgent restaurants. Manchester has the oldest symphony orchestra in the UK, 01 more than 30 intimate live music venues, and an enviable bank of sporting facilities. Salford Quays, Castlefield, the Curry Mile, Smithfield Market, Chinatown... Manchester indulges everybody and every taste. And if you want to keep it fresh with visits to other cities, you’re really well connected to Bradford, Sheffield, Liverpool and Leeds, just in case one Harvey Nichols isn’t enough. Best of all, you get to roll back home to Longlands when you’re all done with the bright lights and the big city. This is town and country life, with everything that’s alluring about both, within moments.