I spent a weekend in Manchester last April, the weather was beautiful which really allowed us to explore the city on foot. I was hugely impressed. It's not only a city of glass towers, but also has restored many of the fine buildings from its industrial past. Quite a balance to do that, being both a victorian city and a city of the 21st century simultaneously. And the older buildings give it a human feel and sense of history at street level modern cities just don't have.
Great video, so important for documenting Manchester’s skyline growth. Really wish we had videos from 20 years ago like this to see how much it’s truly progressed… and with many more to come!
Why should the City of Manchester be the second City and not Birmingham. the reason that Birmingham is the Second City and Second largest city is the huge size of the City of Birmingham being 150sq miles in area and a population of 1.5 million citizens as against the City of Manchester being 58sq miles in area and a population of 580,000 citizens making the City of Manchester the 6th largest City in the UK and Birmingham City Centre looks fantastic too
@@StormGamingYT12392- In Manchester there are over 50 buildings of 150m plus either completed, being constructed, or in planning…….with 3 of them being over 200m
Loved that you caught so much movement at street level, particularly the metrolink and trains...really helped to show scale. One of the best skyline films I've seen.
Hi ! I'm blown away by the production value of this flying video. The attention to detail in every frame is remarkable. The choice of music enhances the overall experience. The pacing of the video is spot-on, keeping me engaged and wanting to see more. This video deserves all the praise it receives!!Very big like(113) 👍👍👍!Have nice day!!
Hi Tom That’s for your comments I’m blown away by them I try to offer more that just a skyline it developed in to a passion now and I can’t wait to get out for more footage once again thank you 😊
The 76 Storey Sister of Viadux was announced today being the tallest building ever built in regional Britain. That means that there are now three 70 plus structures to be constructed in Manchester/Salford. It is the shock city of the 21st century.
@@matthowardtv I love the sheer determination of the place. It announced the 76 storey skyscraper the day after Sunak cancelled HS2. Cancel our train! We will build a huge tower. It grinds every banana skin into the ground. It is unique in Britain that it actually believes in itself. It does things without all the huge subsidies London gets. It is the shock city of the 21st century. It is a prototype for how to do things differently from the clueless Westminster clowns who have no ambition for Britain, and less creativity than a crash test dummy.
@@paulwild3676 yes, true, i like that perspective, i ask because i didn't see it coming, but with two strong exports (two football teams), and a bit of history, it makes sense, but is this residential, or commercial? it looks interesting, though
Thank you Denaco and I would like to return the complement. I’ve just checked your channel out and I think your work is the best I’ve seen on UA-cam bravo !!!
Wow, I've been gone 10 years and its certainly changed in that time. Beetham Tower stood alone back then. I bet Picadilly Gardens are just as dingy as before though.
Looks very dystopian. Almost like they are building a 15 minute smart city (gulag). All the victorian architecture is sublime though! Great footage my friend
That’s… not what “15 minute cities” means. I have no idea how something as benign as an urban planning concept that towns should be developed so that supermarkets, coffee shops and urban transit should be an easy 15-minute walk away from people’s homes instead of being forced to drive everywhere, managed to become some ridiculous conspiracy theory that the government is planning to lock people up in their neighbourhoods or something. If I was to guess, a mixture of the anti-transit car lobby that want to stop all house building combined with a ton of people loosing their absolute minds during the whole Covid thing. The same people who think the world is run by lizard people found a bunch of urban planning documents, thought the term sounded scary and decided to add it to their delusional narrative. It’s a shame people like you have fell for it. But anyway, Manchester city centre already *is* a 15-minute city - if you live in one of these residential towers or city centre apartments then you’re already just a few minutes walk away from basically everything you need as far as shopping and food goes, and probably a short train or tram ride away from your place of employment. From where I live I’m just a few minutes away from a lovely coffee shop and the bars and shops near St Peter’s Square. Truly, an absolutely terrifying concept.
The city has around 560 thousand, the urban area around 2.8 million and the metropolitan area around 3.4 to 3.5 million. It is very comparable to Warsaw or Athens in population.
The city of Manchester proper is just over 500,000.. add on Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Wigan and Bolton plus a few others the population is nearer 1.5 million, the metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester is well over 2 million, confusing the Borough with the city population is very common
struggling to see the need, gdp, national debt, sluggish new business development, where do folks get all the money from to live in some of these skyrises anyway
Great video.... but atypical when filmed. With the typical cloudy weather there those actually bland and gray-hued colored glass boxes would be quite depressing.@@rinkydinkmcruk
@@rinkydinkmcrukI was born in Oldham and have lived in London. It rains heavier in Manchester than London. The Summers in London were more like the continent and I can’t recall a bad one.
I spent a weekend in Manchester last April, the weather was beautiful which really allowed us to explore the city on foot. I was hugely impressed. It's not only a city of glass towers, but also has restored many of the fine buildings from its industrial past. Quite a balance to do that, being both a victorian city and a city of the 21st century simultaneously. And the older buildings give it a human feel and sense of history at street level modern cities just don't have.
I agree well said 👍
Where are you from?
Great video, so important for documenting Manchester’s skyline growth. Really wish we had videos from 20 years ago like this to see how much it’s truly progressed… and with many more to come!
Manchester really suits becoming a proper skyscraper city. It looks amazing!
Lmao 😂😂😂 the skyline looks ded except for one part
not really. Compared to a many other European regional cities like Manchester, it's quite impressive. @@PRADOLC2014
@@GeekyMedia true
Manchester is looking fantastic,should be the second city not Birmingham.
Why should the City of Manchester be the second City and not Birmingham. the reason that Birmingham is the Second City and Second largest city is the huge size of the City of Birmingham being 150sq miles in area and a population of 1.5 million citizens as against the City of Manchester being 58sq miles in area and a population of 580,000 citizens making the City of Manchester the 6th largest City in the UK and Birmingham City Centre looks fantastic too
Mf skyline don't matter on city but birmingham has over 15 skyscrapers over 150m under development
Can't lie it looks ded except for some of skyscrapers in salford
@@StormGamingYT12392- In Manchester there are over 50 buildings of 150m plus either completed, being constructed, or in planning…….with 3 of them being over 200m
Best drone footage I have seen.. look forward to seeing more videos.
Best drone footage of Manchester yet.
Cheers
Loved that you caught so much movement at street level, particularly the metrolink and trains...really helped to show scale. One of the best skyline films I've seen.
Thank you😊
I've got such good memories of this area - if those streets could talk! Amazing to see how it has changed in the last 20 years.
I’m glad you like it
Beautiful! My favourite UK city, and I’m in London!
Mine too!
Stunning.. really watchable and properly edited. Great piece of creative work mate 😊
Thank you I really appreciate the support 😊
Hi !
I'm blown away by the production value of this flying video.
The attention to detail in every frame is remarkable.
The choice of music enhances the overall experience.
The pacing of the video is spot-on, keeping me engaged and wanting to see more.
This video deserves all the praise it receives!!Very big like(113) 👍👍👍!Have nice day!!
Hi Tom
That’s for your comments I’m blown away by them
I try to offer more that just a skyline it developed in to a passion now and I can’t
wait to get out for more footage once again thank you 😊
The 76 Storey Sister of Viadux was announced today being the tallest building ever built in regional Britain. That means that there are now three 70 plus structures to be constructed in Manchester/Salford. It is the shock city of the 21st century.
"shock" in the sense it makes no sense, why manchester, why anywhere, why at all?
Why do anything ? Wats your point 🙈
@@matthowardtv I love the sheer determination of the place. It announced the 76 storey skyscraper the day after Sunak cancelled HS2. Cancel our train! We will build a huge tower. It grinds every banana skin into the ground. It is unique in Britain that it actually believes in itself. It does things without all the huge subsidies London gets. It is the shock city of the 21st century. It is a prototype for how to do things differently from the clueless Westminster clowns who have no ambition for Britain, and less creativity than a crash test dummy.
@@paulwild3676 yes, true, i like that perspective, i ask because i didn't see it coming, but with two strong exports (two football teams), and a bit of history, it makes sense, but is this residential, or commercial? it looks interesting, though
I remember G-Mex when it was Central railway station, the changes in Manchester in the last few years are phenomenal, great video
Fantastic video mate you have captured a very futuristic view of what's to come well done.
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fantastic work, love the opening shot, just stunning!
Thank you
Nice flying looks amazing
Thanks 👍
That's the best video of Mcr I've ever seen , well done
Thanks Gary
@@skylark4970 your welcome my friend
Thank you Gary😊
The start is simply stunning… Quite staggering to see where Manchester/Salford is now with no signs of it letting up… Next stop Trinity Island 😉
Really enjoyed that video so much that I’m hoping your other stuff is as good as I subscribed
Check out my other videos on my channel
And thanks or the comments
that is absolutely magnificent i really aspire to have the talent to do something like this top stuff sir
Thank you very kindly
It was one of those days were
everything dropped into Place
with a bit of good luck to boot 😊
this was randomly recommended to me and glad it was. really good editing and matched music. mini 4?
Thank you Denaco and I would like to return the complement. I’ve just checked your channel out and I think your work is the best I’ve seen on UA-cam bravo !!!
@@skylark4970 yours is one of the most professional videos for manc city on here for sure. perfect colours!
Thanks for the update 🙂👍. Classy film.
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I like the matching towers.
hello from America really nice footage, of an impressive Skyline.nice work
Thanks Dave
How cool is this footage. New Subscriber
Thank you
They need to build 20 more skyscrapers and it’ll rival NYC
Do one of birmingham next
Already have check out the videos on my channel
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Born & raised in this city Mcr i ♥️you ⚘ 💜 ⚘ . 😂😊😅 👍 👍 👍
Lovely 👍
Wow, I've been gone 10 years and its certainly changed in that time. Beetham Tower stood alone back then. I bet Picadilly Gardens are just as dingy as before though.
Impressive.
if you look down you can see even more drones walking around. these are rental drones.
Great Video
Thank you John
Manchester nowadays is a case of REACH FOR THE SKIES!
I don't want to live in my hometown anymore
That’s amazing 🤩
Thanks buddy
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Glad you like the video😊
0:36 imagine having an advertising billboard on apartments building 😂
Looks very dystopian. Almost like they are building a 15 minute smart city (gulag).
All the victorian architecture is sublime though!
Great footage my friend
I love the older buildings in the centre thanks
That’s… not what “15 minute cities” means. I have no idea how something as benign as an urban planning concept that towns should be developed so that supermarkets, coffee shops and urban transit should be an easy 15-minute walk away from people’s homes instead of being forced to drive everywhere, managed to become some ridiculous conspiracy theory that the government is planning to lock people up in their neighbourhoods or something.
If I was to guess, a mixture of the anti-transit car lobby that want to stop all house building combined with a ton of people loosing their absolute minds during the whole Covid thing. The same people who think the world is run by lizard people found a bunch of urban planning documents, thought the term sounded scary and decided to add it to their delusional narrative. It’s a shame people like you have fell for it.
But anyway, Manchester city centre already *is* a 15-minute city - if you live in one of these residential towers or city centre apartments then you’re already just a few minutes walk away from basically everything you need as far as shopping and food goes, and probably a short train or tram ride away from your place of employment. From where I live I’m just a few minutes away from a lovely coffee shop and the bars and shops near St Peter’s Square. Truly, an absolutely terrifying concept.
A dystopia is when the things you need are close to your house and you don’t need to drive for 10 mins to buy a pint of milk
@extrude22 15 minute city
As that's sounds better than a gulag
@@redknight9740 A city where you are forced to drive everywhere isn't a gulag?
Love the soundtrack, who was the female singer ?
Hi Nigel
I will sort it out at the weekend when I get home
It is a catchy song thought love it 😊
Sound Track. Flint This life of time
Mcr trying to be New York 🤣🤣🤣
It will be interesting to see what the skylines like in ten years time
whats the population of manchester lots of nice buildings and empty streets
The city has around 560 thousand, the urban area around 2.8 million and the metropolitan area around 3.4 to 3.5 million. It is very comparable to Warsaw or Athens in population.
The city of Manchester proper is just over 500,000.. add on Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Wigan and Bolton plus a few others the population is nearer 1.5 million, the metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester is well over 2 million, confusing the Borough with the city population is very common
@highgreen64why would you add on Stockport, Wigan, Bolton and Bury before Salford and Trafford which are far more central the the city?
Stockport will be uploaded shortly
Hope you like
Great video... but the sky when filmed is rarely this way. Grey weather would not so make the grey glass boxes as attractive - depressing in reality.
Lucky me 😃
wow sub for you
such a soulless city...like hey, let's build skyscrapers to make it better. Nope
struggling to see the need, gdp, national debt, sluggish new business development, where do folks get all the money from to live in some of these skyrises anyway
Cry more commie loser 😂
Manchesters economy is booming and growing. People have jobs. That’s how they pay their way. It’s not rocket science.
@@rinkydinkmcruk no, but it's not science, either, and manchester's had a rocky road of late, to get anywhere
LOL
Why is it looking like a city in Africa?
It's a shame it rains all the time in Manchester and the city centre is full of agressive tramps.
Rain give a place character. Better than than a desert with no rain.
I think Manchester has a lot more to offer than rain and tramps
It rains 12 days more per year in Manchester than it does in London. That’s 1 day a month. Give it a rest and quit with the cliches
Great video.... but atypical when filmed. With the typical cloudy weather there those actually bland and gray-hued colored glass boxes would be quite depressing.@@rinkydinkmcruk
@@rinkydinkmcrukI was born in Oldham and have lived in London. It rains heavier in Manchester than London. The Summers in London were more like the continent and I can’t recall a bad one.
Sadly thers only 1 cıty ın uk and ıts london others look extremly dull for a top country
How is this one dull?
You can’t judge a city form a few drown shots…..if you get on the ground and walk around….thats when you discover the real city.
@@rufdymond true though👍