Castlefield Forum
The Castlefield Forum is a non-profit charitable incorporated organisation supported by the volunteer, voluntary work of residents of Castlefield, Manchester, England. The Forum was formed as a side effect of resident opposition to the proposed industrial development, development of Jacksons Wharf (which was rejected). The pub building was retained and is now The Wharf. Initially, the group was formed as an interface between Manchester City Council, residents, and local businesses. to ensure mutual understanding of priorities and to drive deeper community engagement. Since then, the forum has developed to become more proactive by successfully obtaining a number of Grant (money), cash grants from the City Council for improvements in the area. These include securing funding for an upgrade to the Bulletin board, information boards in the neighbourhood, and the addition of new boards with extended information; improvements to the green public spaces; and landscaping of the Mamucium, ...
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Castlefield is an inner-city conservation area in Manchester, North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, A34 road, Quay Street, Deansgate and A56 road, Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman Empire, Roman era castra, fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764; the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station (Manchester), Liverpool Road railway station and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831. The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline stat ...
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