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@@thewiseman80 Thanks for the update. Hope to see work starting properly soon.

@@zazoutoo That’s great! Another similar video in Manchester Q4 developments in the pipeline. 😊

Yes that would be great, but I would like to see the artwork! Can you reply with a link to the arrwork? 😃

@AidanEyewitness thankyou I shall work on it soon enough

@SteveStevens-sp7ly This comment is not very clear. What exactly do you want? No music at all or music that you personally find acceptable? In 4 years this is the first comment criticising the choice of music.

I really like the music, thumbs up

Thanks, traditional media tend to ignore urban development stories as they think the average viewer or listener is not interested in how the city is being developed but there is a great interest and I try to provide that information. Thanks for your words of support.

Don’t judge only by what you see in this video. Have you visited Liverpool recently. Come and see it with your own eyes. 😊

This is a video about stalled projects, showing of necessity some run-down parts. It is not an overview of the whole city, so to make that judgement is misguided at best.

@@misstakenot9582Correct.

It’s just a suggestion, not a definite plan. I think it’s unlikely to happen

Thanks for the info. My dad told me how he saw it being built!

@@AidanEyewitness An incredible feat! My great-uncle George, whom I knew, emigrated to the US from Liverpool and worked on the ESB as a 'foreman-carpenter/joiner.' When it was finished he relocated to Florida with his bonus-rich earnings and started his own very successful business. He had a large and happy family and passed away in the early 1990s.

Thanks for the vote of support. I quite like being a reporter and I can catch important announcements people might miss. The next one will be on Manchester.

A very good point :). I'll use my old mantra: Keep watching AidanEyewitness!

Ah, that explains everything!

Ah yes, as another commenter has remarked. Big project: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig

Well I've been enthusiastic about them since childhood! I did my first project on local architecture in primary school. It's important for me to do both cities. Many thanks.

@@AidanEyewitness To you the bottle is always half full and still filling. 🙂

That's a very good point. I used a few views from the top of the Anglican in this video.

Many thanks for your comment!

Very interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig I think they did a project like that in Dallas too.

I think it would be difficult to divert the traffic, as it can't go through the centre and it can't go out over the river. It's a busy road with lots of traffic going back and forth. The Strand tunnel would have to go above the level of the Birkenhead Tunnel, not much headroom!

@@AidanEyewitness Ideally the Birkenhead road tunnel should be converted into a tram and/or Merseyrail tunnel - runs right into Wirral Waters. It was designed to have trams under the road deck. It will then not disgorge traffic into the city centre. North-south traffic can be diverted around the centre via Edge Hill. The Strand is clearly a rat run. How many of those drivers could have used the Merseyrail Northern Line, which is north-south crossrail? Make it easy for them, they will use the car.

@@johnburns4017 I didn't know it was designed for trams. All very interesting and food for thought! Thanks for all your comments!

@@AidanEyewitness Under the road deck it is largely empty. In later years a few _refuges_ were built under the road deck in case of emergencies. But these can be dug into the side rock of the lower part if it is used. The potential is enormous. There was suggestions to put Merseyrail under the deck and HS2 on the upper deck into an underground HS2/NPR station at Lime St or dig out the Liverpool end of the tunnel to create a station with a travelator to Lime St station and various entrances around the station. HS2 trains would approach Liverpool from Crewe via Chester, serving Chester. The line is pretty well straight from Chester to Birkenhead, with long curves from Crewe to Chester. The whole project from Crewe would not be that expensive, as HS2 costs go, as most is there. Also, the tunnel is well ventilated with many forced vent shafts.

Hopefully it is starting to turn the corner now. Many thanks for your positive feedback. I hope to get onto a more frequent schedule from now on and to do a similar 'news' type video for Manchester during Q4.

@AidanEyewitness That's excellent. I'll look forward to it!

Because Heswall is known to be an affluent area. I once went to visit a guy in Heswall who lived in a dream house, open plan, split level, hillside garden with rockery and pond, panoramic window looking out over fields, huge kitchen, four bedrooms, it definitely was a dream home. Have a look at these: www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Heswall.html

@@AidanEyewitness Raphael Benitez the ex Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea manager lives in West Kirby next to Heswall. He was Liverpool's manager then went to Italy managing Inter Milan, also back to Spain managing Real Madrid. He also went to London managing Chelsea. His Spanish wife stayed in West Kirby next to Heswall all this time refusing to move. She said she can't see anywhere better to live. Paul McCartney's family live mainly around Heswall. He also has a house there.

@@johnburns4017just as a matter of interest - he doesn’t live in West Kirby. He lives in Caldy.

Very interesting thanks for the info!

@@paultsworld Caldy is in effect a part of West Kirby, as it all rolls into one. Many of the houses for sale in the link are at around £2 million. That is only what is for sale.

Well both the Tate and Maritime are officially under renovation, will they really never reopen? Many thanks for flagging this up, it's something I need to look into.

Well I did suggest a monorail replacement of the LOR to a senior person at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and he definitely was not impressed! Still, I think your idea is good!

@@AidanEyewitness Monorail's have a poor track record around the world. It needs a DLR type of railway (which is mainly an elevated railway) that merges with Merseyrail.

@@johnburns4017 Well, they can make them work well in Japan, but that's Japan. That doesn't mean they can be made to work in other parts of the world.

@@AidanEyewitness Liverpool is best with an elevated railway which merges into Merseyrail. The new shorter and lighter Class 777 trains are ideal for this, as they are designed specifically for Merseyrail's needs by the Swiss.

I never went to the restaurant. It's a shame it was closed. I once visited the revolving restaurant in the TV Tower in Berlin. It's operated continuously since the tower opened in 1973, though it's currently closed for renovation and opening in Easter 2025. Let's hope they do similar in Liverpool!

@@anthonymcdonnell6615 That sounds cool! Let's hope that they decide to bring it back for the new generations to enjoy and experience.

@@AidanEyewitness It was fabulous. Unique.

Well the issue is that the distance is not great and there are all kinds of technical and cost issues. Still, it seems to make sense to me, though the solution they opt for may be those glider buses.

@@AidanEyewitness Glider buses will cope with Everton's new stadium? Not in a million years. BTW the new owners take over in a matter of days. The stadium will be handed over to EFC in a few weeks. They voiced concerns that the stadium is far too small. Will it be delayed while the east stand is enlarged? Will Everton stay another season at Goodison Park? Also Man U could use the vacant GP while OT is rebuilt. They played home games there after WW2 as OT was bombed.

​@AidanEyewitness obviously pockets are being filled with that majorly overpriced 100m train station at the baltic triangle. They could have put 20 of that to the side and built a train station in the location mentioned above. It doesn't have to be open every day ad that would slow the route down, but they could open it on weekends for games at BMD.

@@rosse6705 Everton would have to greatly contribute as they are the greatest benefactors. I cannot see them offering money. They are giving money to tart up Sandhills station a little. Sandhills, unless additional platforms are built and a new concourse, again will make little impact on a crowd at the poorly served stadium.

@@rosse6705 *£100 million?* Sounds like another HS2 scam.

Many thanks - I try to do equal amounts of Liverpool and Manchester videos.

I think that will be the case, as it's close to Chinatown and it might be funded by Chinese or Hong Kong companies as are many projects in Manchester

@@AidanEyewitness oh good

Not sure if you've been to Liverpool.. it's absolutely nothing like Birmingham. It has an amazing wealth of buildings and unique architecture. I'd go to Liverpool and just walk around and enjoy it, I couldn't do that in Birmingham.

The greater number of unspoilt victorian pubs in Liverpool and the waterfront set it apart from Birmingham. Completely different feel to the place

Berlin is not very pretty but it's still a fantastic city as are both Liverpool and Birmingham.

They are both different. I know Liverpool far better than Birmingham so I can't really compare.

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So am I

Glad to hear that. The next one will be on Manchester.

@@pippin9466 Many thanks for the feedack

Will do!

That’s a matter of opinion.

Thanks - not heard Simpson Haugh's creations called that before. Probably my favourite example of placemaking is the Liverpool waterfront.

@@Roddersville That's true!

@@AidanEyewitness That’s just how it makes me feel as I drive down the Manky Way: an unsightly scourge, closing in around us, that we will never be rid of. 😣

@nicebeevor Liverpool's placemaking overall is poor for sure. The space in front of St.George's Hall should be all one pedestrianized square - obvious. The view of many is that Liverpool did all it could to get rid of open squares as the aim was to discourage massed gatherings. Clayton Square was obliterated.

We'll just have to wait and see what the architects come up with.

Wow, I had no idea, that's fascinating. Many thanks for sharing this!

@@AidanEyewitness The stone on the lower part of the Empire State I believe is from Storeton. It was cheap and easy to transport. Take it to nearby Birkenhead Docks then a ship directly to Manhattan yards away. All in one sailing. .

Thanks very much for your feedback, much appreciated.

Many thanks - Yes Trafford Park is an intereting case study, I'll have a think.