Timekeepers Square Townhouses, Salford Building, Manchester, Residential Building Development, Architecture Images
Timekeepers Square Townhouses in Salford
City Homes in Manchester, Northwest England, UK – design by Buttress, architects
11 Jul 2017
Timekeepers Square Townhouses
Architects Buttress
Location: Salford, Manchester, UK
Timekeepers Square Townhouses

Led by the English Cities Fund (a joint venture between Muse Developments, L&G and the HCA) the Salford Central regeneration scheme is breathing new life into the Chapel Street and New Bailey areas of the city. Covering an area more than 44 acres, the scheme is aiming to reinvigorate Salford?s historic and civic centre by creating around 1,000 new homes, hotels, shops and restaurants, as well as 11,000 jobs.
The latest phase of the scheme is Timekeepers Square, a new development of 36 two, three and four bed townhouses designed by architects Buttress.

The scheme is nestled within the leafy Adelphi/Bexley Square conservation area with the neo-classical Grade II* listed St Phillips Church, designed by the architect Sir Robert Smirke, at its heart. The area also encompasses a row of Georgian terraces, a Victorian courthouse, St John?s RC Cathedral, and the former Town Hall, all of which are Grade II listed.

A primary urban design aim for the project was to reinstate the area?s historic street pattern, where this had been destroyed, and re-introduce a legibility to the streets that would strengthen the a...